Job 20:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.”

Job 20:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 20:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 20:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I have heard the reproof which puts me to shame. The spirit of my understanding answers me.”

Job 20:3 — World English Bible

Job 20:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame; And the spirit of my understanding answereth me.”

Job 20:3 — American Standard Version

Job 20:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The chastisement of my shame I hear, And the spirit of mine understanding Doth cause me to answer:”

Job 20:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 20:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I hear a reproof putting me to shame; and [my] spirit answereth me by mine understanding.”

Job 20:3 — Darby Translation

Job 20:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I haue heard the correction of my reproch: therefore the spirite of mine vnderstanding causeth me to answere.”

Job 20:3 — Geneva Bible

Job 20:3 in Context — Job 20

1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

2 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.

3 I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.

4 Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,

5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

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What Does Job 20:3 Mean?

Job 20:3 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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