Job 5:21
You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
20In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
22You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.
Cross References
Psalms 31:21Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.
Psalms 57:4My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
Proverbs 12:18Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Jeremiah 18:18Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
Matthew Henry on Job 5:18-27
17 Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty: 18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole. 19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee. 20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword. 21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh. 22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh:… Read the whole commentary →