Job 5:21
You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither will you be afraid of destruction when it comes.
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20In famine he will redeem you from death; in war, from the power of the sword.
22You will laugh at destruction and famine, neither will you be afraid of the animals of the earth.
Cross References
Psalms 31:21Praise be to the LORD, for he has shown me his marvellous loving kindness in a strong city.
Psalms 57:4My soul is amongst lions. I lie amongst those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Proverbs 12:18There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.
Jeremiah 18:18Then they said, “Come! Let’s devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law won’t perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let’s strike him with the tongue, and let’s not give 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 →