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Job 12:5

The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.

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ASV

In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth.

KJV

He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לַפִּ֣ידla.Pid[belongs] to <the> disasterH6365 →
בּ֭וּזbuzcontemptH937 →
לְעַשְׁתּ֣וּתle.'ash.Tutto [the] thought ofH6248 →
שַׁאֲנָ֑ןsha.'a.Nan[one] at easeH7600 →
נָ֝כ֗וֹןna.Khona pushH3559 →
לְמ֣וֹעֲדֵיle.Mo.'a.dei[belongs] to [those who] are sliding ofH4571 →
רָֽגֶל׃Ra.gelfootH7272 →

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Psalms 123:4We have endured much scorn from the arrogant, much contempt from the proud.Proverbs 13:9The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.Matthew 25:8The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’Psalms 17:5My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.Psalms 94:18If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.Psalms 123:3–4Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.Jeremiah 13:16Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.Luke 16:19–20Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor.Job 16:4I could also speak like you if you were in my place; I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.Proverbs 20:20Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.Luke 12:19Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’Job 18:5Indeed, the lamp of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.Amos 6:1–6Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”Job 6:5Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder?Galatians 4:14And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus Himself.Psalms 73:2But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.

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Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Job Hears of His Misfortunes — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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