Job 16:5

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Job 16:5

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

But I would encourage you with my mouth, and the consolation of my lips would bring relief.

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KJV

King James Version

[But] I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage [your grief].

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WEB

World English Bible

but I would strengthen you with my mouth. The solace of my lips would relieve you.

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ASV

American Standard Version

[But] I would strengthen you with my mouth, And the solace of my lips would assuage [your grief].

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Job 16

³ Is there no end to your long-winded speeches? What provokes you to continue testifying?

⁴ I could also speak like you if you were in my place; I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.

⁵ But I would encourage you with my mouth, and the consolation of my lips would bring relief.

⁶ Even if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I hold back, how will it go away?

⁷ Surely He has now exhausted me; You have devastated all my family.

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