20He depriveth of speech the trusty, and taketh away the judgment of the elders;


In Context

17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and judges maketh he fools;

18 He weakeneth the government of kings, and bindeth their loins with a fetter;

19 He leadeth priests away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty;

20 He depriveth of speech the trusty, and taketh away the judgment of the elders;

21 He poureth contempt upon nobles, and slackeneth the girdle of the mighty;

22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out into light the shadow of death;

Job 12:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:20He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:20He silences the lips of trusted advisers and takes away the discernment of elders.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:20He changeth the speech of the true speakers, and taketh away the doctrine of the aged.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:20He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:20He removeth the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the elders.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:20He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:20He removes the speech of those who are trusted, and takes away the understanding of the elders.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:20Turning aside the lip of the stedfast, And the reason of the aged He taketh away.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:20He removes away the speech of the trusty, and takes away the understanding of the aged.