{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/job/11","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T02:35:59.391Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Job","bookSlug":"job","chapter":11,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":10,"nextChapter":12,"totalChapters":42,"totalVerses":20},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"For thou hast said, My doctrine <i>is</i> pure, and I am clean in thine eyes."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee;"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And that he would shew thee the secrets of wisdom, that <i>they are</i> double to that which is! Know therefore that God exacteth of thee <i>less</i> than thine iniquity <i>deserveth</i>."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"<i>It is</i> as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"The measure thereof <i>is</i> longer than the earth, and broader than the sea."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then who can hinder him?"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also; will he not then consider <i>it</i>?"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"For vain man would be wise, though man be born <i>like</i> a wild ass's colt."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;"},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"If iniquity <i>be</i> in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:"},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"Because thou shalt forget <i>thy</i> misery, <i>and</i> remember <i>it</i> as waters <i>that</i> pass away:"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And <i>thine</i> age shall be clearer than the noonday; thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea, thou shalt dig <i>about thee, and</i> thou shalt take thy rest in safety."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make <i>thee</i> afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope <i>shall be as</i> the giving up of the ghost."}],"citation":{"inline":"Job 11 (KJV)","markdown":"[Job 11](https://primebible.com/kjv/job/11)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/job/11 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}