King James Version
Job 12:20 in the King James Version says “He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. speech: Heb. lip of the faithf...” — study this verse from Job chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. speech: Heb. lip of the faithful”
Job 12:20 · KJV
He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.
He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged. speech: Heb. lip of the faithful
He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty. weakeneth: or, looseth the girdle of the strong
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“the speech”
H8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
“of the trusty”
H539properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanen
“the understanding”
H2940properly, a taste, i.e., (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate
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