Job 5:21

King James Version 1611 (Original)

Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

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  • Ps 31:20 : 20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
  • Jas 3:5-8 : 5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. 7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: 8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
  • Isa 54:17 : 17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
  • Jer 18:18 : 18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
  • Ps 55:21 : 21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
  • Ps 57:4 : 4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
  • Ps 91:5-7 : 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. 7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

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    22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

    23 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

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  • Job 5:19-20
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  • Prov 3:25-26
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    25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

    26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.

  • 20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

  • 27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

  • 14 In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.

  • Ps 52:4-5
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    4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

    5 God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

  • 21 A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.

  • 23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

  • 15 For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

  • Ps 91:5-7
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    5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

    6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

    7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

  • 33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

  • 18 Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

  • Job 11:18-19
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    18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig about thee, and thou shalt take thy rest in safety.

    19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

  • 10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

  • 10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

  • 19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand.

  • 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

  • 4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

  • 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

  • 23 The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

  • 21 Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid.

  • 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

  • 15 There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.

  • 21 Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

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    20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the remnant of them the fire consumeth.

    21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

  • 25 The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

  • 17 But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.

  • 5 But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

  • 11 Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.

  • 21 Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.

  • 4 Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.

  • 19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.

  • 12 His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.

  • 25 Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.

  • 9 Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.

  • 11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

  • 30 He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.

  • 31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.

  • 3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

  • 21 There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.