{"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/12","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T11:50:24.240Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Job","bookSlug":"job","chapter":12,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":11,"nextChapter":13,"totalChapters":42,"totalVerses":25},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"And Job answered and said,"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"No doubt but ye <i>are</i> the people, and wisdom shall die with you."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"But I have understanding as well as you; I <i>am</i> not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"I am <i>as</i> one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright <i>man is</i> laughed to scorn."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"He that is ready to slip with <i>his</i> feet <i>is as</i> a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth <i>abundantly</i>."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?"},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"In whose hand <i>is</i> the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"With the ancient <i>is</i> wisdom; and in length of days understanding."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"With him <i>is</i> wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up: also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"With him <i>is</i> strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver <i>are</i> his."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"He leadeth counsellers away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools."},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty."},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them <i>again</i>."},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness <i>where there is</i> no way."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like <i>a</i> drunken <i>man</i>."}],"citation":{"inline":"Job 12 (KJV)","markdown":"[Job 12](https://primebible.com/kjv/job/12)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/job/12 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}