Job 5:21
He shall hide you from the scourge of the tongue: and you shall not be afraid of coming evils.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
In Context
20In famine he shall deliver you from death: and in war he shall free you from the power of the sword.
22You shall laugh at the unrighteous and the lawless: and you shall not be afraid of wild beasts.
Cross References
Psalms 57:4Their venom is like that of a serpent; as that of a deaf asp, and that stops her ears; 1
Proverbs 12:18Some wound as they speak, like swords; but the tongues of the wise heal.
Jeremiah 18:18Then they said, Come, and let us devise a device against Jeremias; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and we will hear all 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 →