Job 12:20
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged."
Word-by-Word Analysis
סוּר
çûwr
to turn off (literal or figurative)
שָׂפָה
sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
אֵמוּן
ʼêmûwn
established, i.e. (figuratively) trusty; also (abstractly) trustworthiness
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
סוּר
çûwr
to turn off (literal or figurative)
תָּבוּן
tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Key Terms in This Verse
אֵמוּן ʼêmûwn
established, i.e. (figuratively) trusty; also (abstractly) trustworthiness
Study H529 →שָׂפָה sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
Study H8193 →תָּבוּן tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Study H8394 →Cross References
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.
He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.
Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
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