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.”
— Job 12:5
I am {as} one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright {man is} laughed to scorn.
The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth {abundantly}.
Job 12 — Context
But I have understanding as well as you; I {am} not inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these? {understanding: Heb. an heart} {I am...: Heb. I fall not lower than you} {who...: Heb. with whom are not such as these?}
4I am {as} one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright {man is} laughed to scorn.
5He that is ready to slip with {his} feet {is as} a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.
6The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth {abundantly}.
7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
Cross References
Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. {lamp: or, candle}
Matthew 25:8
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. {gone out: or, going out}
Psalms 17:5
Hold up my goings in thy paths, {that} my footsteps slip not. {slip...: Heb. be not moved}
Job 18:5
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
Luke 12:19
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, {and} be merry.
Amos 6:1-6
Woe to them {that are} at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, {which are} named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came! {are at...: or, are secure} {chief: or, firstfruits}
Jeremiah 13:16
Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, {and} make {it} gross darkness.
Job 16:4
I also could speak as ye {do}: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.