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
Read Job 20:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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?
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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