“That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.”
Job 33:17 (KJV) |
Job 33:17
From Job 33, in the Book of Job (Old Testament).
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In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
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Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
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That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.
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He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
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He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain: