Job 6:25

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?”

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BSBPD

“How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what doth it reprove?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“How powerful have been upright sayings, And what doth reproof from you reprove?”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 6:25 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 4:4Your words have steadied those who stumbled; you have braced the knees that were buckling.
  2. Job 13:5If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom!
  3. Job 16:3Is there no end to your long-winded speeches? What provokes you to continue testifying?
  4. Job 16:5But I would encourage you with my mouth, and the consolation of my lips would bring relief.
  5. Job 21:34So how can you comfort me with empty words? For your answers remain full of falsehood.”
  6. Job 24:25If this is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?”
  7. Job 27:12Surely all of you have seen it for yourselves. Why then do you keep up this empty talk?
  8. Job 32:3and he burned with anger against Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute Job, and yet had condemned him.
  9. Proverbs 12:18Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
  10. Proverbs 15:23A man takes joy in a fitting reply— and how good is a timely word!
  11. Proverbs 16:21The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
  12. Proverbs 18:21Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
  13. Proverbs 25:11A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
  14. Ecclesiastes 12:10The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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