A moment in scripture

Job 33:18

"

He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

"
Job 33:18Read chapter (KJV) KJV

The surrounding passage

  1. Job 33:16

    Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,

  2. Job 33:17

    That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

  3. Job 33:19

    He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:

  4. Job 33:20

    So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.

Read all of Job 33 →

Download verse card

Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.