Job 13:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.”

Job 13:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 13:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 13:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.”

Job 13:5 — World English Bible

Job 13:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! And it would be your wisdom.”

Job 13:5 — American Standard Version

Job 13:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“O that ye would keep perfectly silent, And it would be to you for wisdom.”

Job 13:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 13:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Oh that ye would be altogether silent! and it would be your wisdom.”

Job 13:5 — Darby Translation

Job 13:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Oh, that you woulde holde your tongue, that it might be imputed to you for wisedome!”

Job 13:5 — Geneva Bible

Job 13:5 in Context — Job 13

3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

4 But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.

6 Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.

7 Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?

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What Does Job 13:5 Mean?

Job 13:5 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 13. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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