Job 12 in the early church
22 passages quote, allude to, or echo Job 12, grouped by verse; passages on the same verse are in date order. Verse text from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). References use the Protestant English Bible's numbering, with a writer's own numbering in brackets where it differs.
Verses: 4 · 5 · 6 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 20 · 24
Job 12:4
I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 12:4 | On Man's Perfection in Righteousness 23 · Augustine of Hippo | quotation, high confidence | ca. 415 |
| Job 12:4 | Chapter 15 · Prosper of Aquitaine | quotation, high confidence | ca. 432-433 |
Job 12:5
The one at ease scorns misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 12:5 | On First Principles 3.2.7 · Origen | allusion, low confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| Job 12:5 | Commentary on Romans 8.9 · Origen | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 244–246 (Rufinus's translation ca. 405–406) |
Job 12:6
The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure—those who carry their god in their hands.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 12:6 | Book 1, chapter 14 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 440-450 |
Job 12:8
Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 12:8 | Catechetical Lecture 11.11 · Cyril of Jerusalem | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350 |
Job 12:9
Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 12:9–10 | Book 2, chapter 22 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 440-450 |
Job 12:10
The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 12:10 | Chapter 15 · Prosper of Aquitaine | quotation, high confidence | ca. 432-433 |
| Job 12:10 | Book 1, chapter 22 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 440-450 |
Job 12:11
Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food?
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 12:11 | PG 12:1215 (Ps 15–16 LXX) · Origen | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220-254 |
| Job 12:11 | Oration 32.11 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, high confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Job 12:11 | Ancoratus 76.5 · Epiphanius of Salamis | quotation, high confidence | 374 |
Job 12:12
Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 12:12 | Oration 16.20 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
Job 12:13
Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 12:13 | Fragment E II (on Job) · Dionysius of Alexandria | quotation, high confidence | ca. 248–265 |
| Job 12:13 | Confessions 3.8 · Augustine of Hippo | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 397–401 |
| Job 12:13 | Chapter 15 · Prosper of Aquitaine | quotation, high confidence | ca. 432-433 |
| Job 12:13–25 | Book 1, chapter 14 · Anonymous | quotation, high confidence | ca. 440-450 |
Job 12:14
What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 12:14–15 | Oration 16.10 · Gregory of Nazianzus | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 362–383 |
| Job 12:14 | Theological Oration 2 (Or. 28), On the Doctrine of God 28 · Gregory of Nazianzus | quotation, medium confidence | 380 |
Job 12:20
He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 12:20 | Demonstration 14.29 · Aphrahat | quotation, high confidence | 337-345 |
Job 12:24
He deprives the earth’s leaders of reason and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
| Reference | Passage | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job 12:24 | Catechetical Lecture 13.14 · Cyril of Jerusalem | allusion, low confidence | ca. 350 |
| Job 12:24 | Commentary on the Apostles' Creed 21 · Rufinus of Aquileia | quotation, medium confidence | ca. 404 |