Job 5:21
You will be protected from sharp-tongued slander; and when violence comes you will not be afraid.
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22You will laugh at violence and famine; you won't be afraid of wild animals—
Cross References
Psalms 31:21Bless the Lord, for he has shown me his wonderful trustworthy love when my city was being attacked
Psalms 57:4I am surrounded by man-eating lions—I am forced to live with them! Their teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongues are swords.
Proverbs 12:18Some people's hasty words cut like a knife, but the words of the wise bring healing.
Jeremiah 18:18Some people decided, “We need a plan to deal with Jeremiah. There'll still be priests to explain the law, there'll still be wise people to give advice, and there'll still be prophets to give prophecies. Let's organize a smear campaign against him so we don't have to listen to a word he says.”
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 →