Job 5:21

Webster's Bible (1833)

You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, Neither shall you be afraid of destruction when it comes.

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  • Ps 31:20 : 20 In the shelter of your presence you will hide them from the plotting of man. You will keep them secretly in a dwelling away from the strife of tongues.
  • Jas 3:5-8 : 5 So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest! 6 And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.{Gehenna is a name that describes a burning Hell with rotting bodies and unclean things in it} 7 For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and thing in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind. 8 But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
  • Prov 12:18 : 18 There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, But the tongue of the wise heals.
  • Isa 54:17 : 17 No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of Yahweh, and their righteousness which is of me, says Yahweh.
  • 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 strike him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
  • Ps 55:21 : 21 His mouth was smooth as butter, But his heart was war. His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords.
  • Ps 57:4 : 4 My soul is among lions. I lie among those who 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 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day; 6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it will not come near you.

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  • Job 5:19-20
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    25 Don't be afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes:

    26 For Yahweh will be your confidence, And will keep your foot from being taken.

  • 20 In the shelter of your presence you will hide them from the plotting of man. You will keep them secretly in a dwelling away from the strife of tongues.

  • 27 When calamity overtakes you like a storm, When your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come on you.

  • 14 In righteousness shall you be established: you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not be afraid; and from terror, for it shall not come near you.

  • Ps 52:4-5
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    4 You love all devouring words, You deceitful tongue.

    5 God will likewise destroy you forever. He will take you up, and pluck you out of your tent, And root you out of the land of the living. Selah.

  • 21 A sound of terrors is in his ears; In prosperity the destroyer shall come on him.

  • 23 Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.

  • 15 Surely then shall you lift up your face without spot; Yes, you shall be steadfast, and shall not fear:

  • Ps 91:5-7
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    5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day;

    6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that wastes at noonday.

    7 A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it will not come near you.

  • 33 But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, And will be at ease, without fear of harm."

  • 18 Don't let riches entice you to wrath, Neither let the great size of a bribe turn you aside.

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    18 You shall be secure, because there is hope; Yes, you shall search, and shall take your rest in safety.

    19 Also you shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid; Yes, many shall court your favor.

  • 10 Therefore snares are round about you. Sudden fear troubles you,

  • 10 No evil shall happen to you, Neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.

  • 19 You shall not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that you can not comprehend, of a strange language that you can not understand.

  • 23 Then you shall walk in your way securely. Your foot won't stumble.

  • 4 As for the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.

  • 13 Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking lies.

  • 23 The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; He rests and will not be touched by trouble.

  • 21 Withdraw your hand far from me; And don't let your terror make me afraid.

  • 21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue; Those who love it will eat its fruit.

  • 15 There the fire will devour you. The sword will cut you off. It will devour you like the grasshopper. Multiply like grasshoppers. Multiply like the locust.

  • 21 Also don't take heed to all words that are spoken, lest you hear your servant curse you;

  • Job 22:20-21
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    20 Saying, 'Surely those who rose up against us are cut off, The fire has consumed the remnant of them.'

    21 "Acquaint yourself with him, now, and be at peace. Thereby good shall come to you.

  • 25 Yahweh will cause you to be struck before your enemies; you shall go out one way against them, and shall flee seven ways before them: and you shall be tossed back and forth among all the kingdoms of the earth.

  • 17 But I will deliver you in that day, says Yahweh; and you shall not be given into the hand of the men of whom you are afraid.

  • 5 But now it is come to you, and you faint; It touches you, and you are troubled.

  • 11 Therefore shall evil come on you; you shall not know the dawning of it: and mischief shall fall on you; you shall not be able to put it away: and desolation shall come on you suddenly, which you don't know.

  • 21 He will still fill your mouth with laughter, Your lips with shouting.

  • 4 Yes, you do away with fear, And hinder devotion before God.

  • 19 "You give your mouth to evil. You harnesses your tongue for deceit.

  • 12 His strength shall be famished, Calamity shall be ready at his side.

  • 25 Don't go forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy, [and] terror, are on every side.

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

  • 11 You will groan at your latter end, When your flesh and your body are consumed,

  • 30 He shall not depart out of darkness; The flame shall dry up his branches, By the breath of God's mouth shall he go away.

  • 31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, But the perverse tongue will be cut off.

  • 3 He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

  • 21 No mischief shall happen to the righteous, But the wicked shall be filled with evil.