What does Job 20:6 mean?

Job 20:6 highlights themes such as pride, hypocrisy, deception when read in context.

How should I apply Job 20:6 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

4Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,

5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?

6Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;

7Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?

8He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

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Isaiah 14:14
Both verses discuss the pride of the wicked reaching great heights.
James 4:6
This verse emphasizes that God opposes the proud, similar to Job's observations.
Proverbs 16:18
Both verses warn about the dangers of pride leading to downfall.