Job 12:5

“He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.”

"He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease." - Job 12:5
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What does Job 12:5 mean?

The Bible verse Job 12:5 in the King James Version (KJV) reads, "He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease." This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of Job, where Job is speaking to his friends who are trying to…

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The Lamp of Humility: Finding Strength in Vulnerability

**Job 12:5 (KJV):** "He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease." In the throes of life’s challenges, the trials of our journey can often bring us to a point of vulnerability, where our own weakness becomes glaringly…

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A Prayer for Humility and Awareness in Times of Ease

O Gracious and Mighty God, As I come before You, my heart is filled with reverence and awe for the wisdom of Your Word. In the passage of Job 12:5, where it is said, "He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease," I find…

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Job 12:5 - "He that is ready to slip with his feet is as a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease."
Job 5:12 - "He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise."
"He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise." - Job 5:12
Job 12:1 - "And Job answered and said,"
Job 12:12 - "With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding."
Job 5:10-12 - "He gives rain on the earth and sends waters on the fields; he sets on high those who are lowly, and those who mourn are lifted to safety. He frustrates the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success."
"And Job answered and said," - Job 12:1
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Job 32:12 - "Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:"
Job 34:5 - "For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment."
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"With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding." - Job 12:12
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Job 20:5 - "That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?"
Job 12:16 - "With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his."
Job 21:12 - "They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ."
Job 5:5 - "Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance."
Job 12:2 - "No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you."
Job 12:13 - "With him is wisdom and strength, he hath counsel and understanding."
Job 12:19 - "He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty."
Job 28:12 - "But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?"
Job 12:9 - "Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?"
Job 5:14 - "They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night."
Job 17:12 - "They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness."
Job 6:12 - "Is my strength the strength of stones? or is my flesh of brass?"
Job 12:18 - "He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle."
Job 1:5 - "And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually."
Job 22:5 - "Is not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities infinite?"