Job 6:25
“How forcible are right wordes? but what doeth your arguing reproue?”
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Job 6:25 Context
23Or deliuer me from the enemies hand, or redeeme me from the hand of the mighty? 24Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause mee to vnderstand wherein I haue erred. 25How forcible are right wordes? but what doeth your arguing reproue? 26Do ye imagine to reproue words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as winde? 27Yea, ye ouerwhelme the fatherlesse, and you digge a pit for your friend.
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Other Translations for Job 6:25
How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
- King James Version
"How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?
- New American Standard Version (1995)
How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what doth it reprove?
- American Standard Version (1901)
How pleasing are upright words! but what force is there in your arguments?
- Basic English Bible
How forcible are right words! but what doth your upbraiding reprove?
- Darby Bible
How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
- Webster's Bible
How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what does it reprove?
- World English Bible
How powerful have been upright sayings, And what doth reproof from you reprove?
- Youngs Literal Bible
How forcible are words of uprightness! But what doth your arguing argue?
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Job 6:25
6:25 Forcible - The words of truth have a marvellous power. Reprove - But there is no truth in your assertions or weight in your arguments.