Job 12:20 - Tree of Life Version

²⁰ He silences the lips of trusted advisors and removes the discernment of elders.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ He removeth away the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the aged.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ He deprives of speech those who are trusted and takes away the discernment and discretion of the aged.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

²⁰ silences the talk of trusted people; takes away elders’ discernment;

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ altering the lips of those who speak the truth and sweeping away the teaching of the aged.

Job 12:20 Tagairtí Cros

Job 12:24

He deprives the heads of the people of earth of understanding, and causes them to wander in a pathless wasteland.

Job 17:4

Because You have closed their heart to understanding, therefore You will not exalt them.

Job 32:9

It is not only the aged who are wise or old men who understand justice.

Job 39:17

for God did not endow her with wisdom or give her a share of understanding.

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of understanding.

Proverbs 12:19

Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue for only a moment.

Proverbs 12:22

Lying lips are detestable to Adonai, but those who act faithfully are His delight.