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
Read Job 13:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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?
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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