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Job 6:25

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— How forcible are words of uprightness! but what doth your arguing reprove?
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what doth it reprove?
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— How forcible are right words! but what doth your upbraiding reprove?
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— How pleasant are the sayings that are right! But what can a decision from you, decide?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— How powerful have been upright sayings, And what doth reproof from you reprove?
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Why have you detracted the words of truth, whereas there is none of you that can reprove me?
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Howe stedfast are the wordes of righteousnes? and what can any of you iustly reproue?
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— How forcible are right wordes? but what doeth your arguing reproue?
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Why do you reject the words of truth? Who of you are able to rebuke and chastise?
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— But as it seems, the words of a true man are vain, because I do not ask strength of you.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
How x4100
(4100) Complement
מָּה
mah
{maw}
A primitive particle; properly interrogitive what? (including how?, why? and when?); but also exclamations like what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjugational senses.
forcible 4834
{4834} Prime
מָרַץ
marats
{maw-rats'}
A primitive root; properly to press, that is, (figuratively) to be pungent or vehement; to irritate.
z8738
<8738> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 1429
are right 3476
{3476} Prime
יֹשֶׁר
yosher
{yo'-sher}
From H3474; the right.
words! 561
{0561} Prime
אֵמֶר
'emer
{ay'-mer}
From H0559; something said.
but what x4100
(4100) Complement
מָּה
mah
{maw}
A primitive particle; properly interrogitive what? (including how?, why? and when?); but also exclamations like what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjugational senses.
doth your arguing 3198
{3198} Prime
יכח
yakach
{yaw-kahh'}
A primitive root; to be right (that is, correct); reciprocally to argue; causatively to decide, justify or convict.
z8687
<8687> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Infinitive (See H8812)
Count - 1162
reprove? 3198
{3198} Prime
יכח
yakach
{yaw-kahh'}
A primitive root; to be right (that is, correct); reciprocally to argue; causatively to decide, justify or convict.
z8686
<8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 4046
x4480
(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on Job 6:24-25.


Job 6:25

_ _ And what will your arguings reprove? — literally, “the reproofs which proceed from you”; the emphasis is on you; you may find fault, who are not in my situation [Umbreit].

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Job 6:22-30.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Job 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.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Job 6:25

How (p) forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?

(p) He who has a good conscience does not shrink at the sharp words or reasonings of others, unless they are able to persuade him by reason.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
forcible:

Job 4:4 Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
Job 16:5 [But] I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage [your grief].
Proverbs 12:18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise [is] health.
Proverbs 16:21-24 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning. ... Pleasant words [are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Proverbs 18:21 Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Proverbs 25:11 A word fitly spoken [is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver.
Ecclesiastes 12:10-11 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and [that which was] written [was] upright, [even] words of truth. ... The words of the wise [are] as goads, and as nails fastened [by] the masters of assemblies, [which] are given from one shepherd.

what doth:

Job 13:5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
Job 16:3-4 Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest? ... I also could speak as ye [do]: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.
Job 21:34 How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?
Job 24:25 And if [it be] not [so] now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?
Job 32:3 Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and [yet] had condemned Job.
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