Job 6:25 - Forerunner Commentary

Job 6:25

23 Or, ‘Deliver me from the enemy’s hand’?
Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of oppressors’?

24 “Teach me, and I will hold my tongue;
Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

25 How forceful are right words!
But what does your arguing prove?

26 Do you intend to rebuke my words,
And the speeches of a desperate one, which are as wind?

27 Yes, you overwhelm the fatherless,
And you ^aundermine your friend.

28 Now therefore, be pleased to look at me;
For I would never lie to your face.

29 ^aYield now, let there be no injustice!
Yes, concede, my ^brighteousness still stands!

30 Is there injustice on my tongue?
Cannot my¹ taste discern the unsavory?

Verse Comparison: Job 6:25

American Standard Version
How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what doth it reprove?

Amplified® Bible
How forcible are words of straightforward speech! But what does your arguing argue {and} prove {or} your reproof reprove?

Contemporary English Version
The truth is always painful, but your arguments prove nothing.

Darby English Version
How forcible are right words! but what doth your upbraiding reprove?

Good News Bible
Honest words are convincing, but you are talking nonsense.

King James Version
How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?

New American Standard Bible
"How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?

New International Version
How painful are honest words!
But what do your arguments prove?

New King James Version
How forceful are right words!
But what does your arguing prove?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"How painful do we find honest words! But what does your argument prove?

Revised Standard Version
How forceful are honest words! But what does reproof from you reprove?

Young's Literal Translation
How powerful have been upright sayings, And what doth reproof from you reprove?

New English Translation
How painful¹ are honest words! But² what does your reproof³ prove?⁴