He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh away the understanding of the aged.(Job 12:20)

He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the strength of the mighty.(Job 12:21)

He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.(Job 12:22)

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again.

He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.(Job 12:24)

They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.(Job 12:25)

Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it.(Job 13:1)

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Job 12:23 - Cross Reference

And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small. (Jeremiah 30:19)

Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. (Isaiah 9:3)

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. (Exodus 1:20)

A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time. (Isaiah 60:22)

Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth. (Isaiah 26:15)

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. (Exodus 1:7)

He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. (Psalm 107:38)

He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit. (Isaiah 27:6)

I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased. (Zechariah 10:8)

Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him. (Isaiah 51:2)

As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me. (Jeremiah 33:22)