Job 5:21

19 He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.

20 In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.

You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.

22 You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.

23 For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.
KJV
Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
WEB
You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither will you be afraid of destruction when it comes.
ASV
Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
DARBY
Thou shalt be hidden from the scourge of the tongue; and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
BLB
From the scourge of the tongue you will be hidden, and you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.
ÅB
For tungens svepe skal du være skjult, og du skal ikke frykte når ødeleggelsen kommer.
OTB
Du vil være skjult fra tungens svøpe,
Og vil ikke frykte vold når den kommer.
B1930
For tungens svepe skal du være skjult, og du skal ikke frykte når ødeleggelsen kommer.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 31:20

    You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.

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  • Psalms 91:5–7

    You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,

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  • Proverbs 12:18

    Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

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  • Jeremiah 18:18

    Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”

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  • Psalms 55:21

    His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.

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  • Isaiah 54:17

    No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.

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  • Psalms 57:4

    My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

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  • James 3:5–8

    In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.

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