Job 5:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.”
Job 5:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Job 5:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Job 5:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.”
Job 5:16 — World English Bible
Job 5:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth. ”
Job 5:16 — American Standard Version
Job 5:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And there is hope to the poor, And perverseness hath shut her mouth.”
Job 5:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Job 5:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth. ”
Job 5:16 — Darby Translation
Job 5:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So that the poore hath his hope, but iniquitie shall stop her mouth.”
Job 5:16 — Geneva Bible
Job 5:16 in Context — Job 5
14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.
15 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
16 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:
18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
What Does Job 5:16 Mean?
Job 5:16 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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