Job 12:20
New King James Version
20 (A)He deprives the trusted ones of speech,
And takes away the discernment of the elders.
Job 32:9
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Job 32:9 Or Men of many years
Job 17:4
New King James Version
4 For You have hidden their heart from (A)understanding;
Therefore You will not exalt them.
Job 12:24
New King James Version
24 He takes away the [a]understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth,
And (A)makes them wander in a pathless wilderness.
Footnotes
- Job 12:24 Lit. heart
Isaiah 3:1-3
New King James Version
Judgment on Judah and Jerusalem
3 For behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts,
(A)Takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah
(B)The[a] stock and the store,
The whole supply of bread and the whole supply of water;
2 (C)The mighty man and the man of war,
The judge and the prophet,
And the diviner and the elder;
3 The captain of fifty and the [b]honorable man,
The counselor and the skillful artisan,
And the expert enchanter.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 3:1 Every support
- Isaiah 3:3 Eminent looking men
Proverbs 12:22
New King James Version
22 (A)Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
But those who deal truthfully are His delight.
Proverbs 12:19
New King James Version
19 The truthful lip shall be established forever,
(A)But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs 10:21
New King James Version
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of [a]wisdom.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:21 Lit. heart
Job 39:17
New King James Version
17 Because God deprived her of wisdom,
And did not (A)endow her with understanding.
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