Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version How painful are honest words! But what do your arguments prove? New Living Translation Honest words can be painful, but what do your criticisms amount to? English Standard Version How forceful are upright words! But what does reproof from you reprove? Berean Standard Bible How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove? King James Bible How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove? New King James Version How forceful are right words! But what does your arguing prove? New American Standard Bible “How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove? NASB 1995 “How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove? NASB 1977 “How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove? Legacy Standard Bible How painful are upright words! But what does your reproof prove? Amplified Bible “How painful are words of honesty. But what does your argument prove? Christian Standard Bible How painful honest words can be! But what does your rebuke prove? Holman Christian Standard Bible How painful honest words can be! But what does your rebuke prove? American Standard Version How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what doth it reprove? Contemporary English Version The truth is always painful, but your arguments prove nothing. English Revised Version How forcible are words of uprightness! but what doth your arguing reprove? GOD'S WORD® Translation How painful an honest discussion can be! In correcting me, you correct yourselves! Good News Translation Honest words are convincing, but you are talking nonsense. International Standard Version The truth can be painful, but what has your argument proven? Majority Standard Bible How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove? NET Bible How painful are honest words! But what does your reproof prove? New Heart English Bible How forcible are words of uprightness. But your reproof, what does it reprove? Webster's Bible Translation How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove? World English Bible How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what does it reprove? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHow powerful have been upright sayings, "" And what reproof from you reproves? Young's Literal Translation How powerful have been upright sayings, And what doth reproof from you reprove? Smith's Literal Translation How forcible were words of uprightness! and what will reproving from you prove? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhy have you detracted the words of truth, whereas there is none of you that can reprove me? Catholic Public Domain Version Why have you diminished the words of truth, when there is none of you who is able to offer proof against me? New American Bible How painful honest words can be; yet how unconvincing is your argument! New Revised Standard Version How forceful are honest words! But your reproof, what does it reprove? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhy do you reject the words of truth? Who of you are able to rebuke and chastise? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Why do you reject the Word of truth, and who is it of you that humbles and rebukes? OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917How forcible are words of uprightness! But what doth your arguing argue? Brenton Septuagint Translation But as it seems, the words of a true man are vain, because I do not ask strength of you. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Replies: My Complaint is Just…24Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred. 25How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove? 26Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair?… Cross References Proverbs 15:23 A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word! Proverbs 25:11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver. Proverbs 12:18 Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Ecclesiastes 10:12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him. Psalm 119:103 How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth! Psalm 141:6 When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant. Isaiah 50:4 The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple. Isaiah 55:11 so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it. Jeremiah 23:29 “Is not My word like fire,” declares the LORD, “and like a hammer that smashes a rock?” Matthew 12:36-37 But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. / For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.” Ephesians 4:29 Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen. Colossians 4:6 Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. James 3:5-6 In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze. / The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. James 3:17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere. Treasury of Scripture How forcible are right words! but what does your arguing reprove? 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. 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? … Job 21:34 How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood? Jump to Previous Argue Arguing Argument Arguments Force Forceful Forcible Honest Painful Pleasing Powerful Prove Reproof Reprove Right Sayings Upbraiding Upright Uprightness WordsJump to Next Argue Arguing Argument Arguments Force Forceful Forcible Honest Painful Pleasing Powerful Prove Reproof Reprove Right Sayings Upbraiding Upright Uprightness WordsJob 6 1. Job shows that his complaints are not causeless.8. He wishes for death, wherein he is assured of comfort. 14. He reproves his friends of unkindness. How painful are honest words! Honest words can be difficult to hear, especially when they reveal uncomfortable truths. In the context of Job, he is responding to his friends who have accused him of wrongdoing as the cause of his suffering. The pain of truth is a recurring theme in Scripture, as seen in Proverbs 27:6, "Faithful are the wounds of a friend." The idea is that truth, though painful, is necessary for growth and understanding. Job's lament highlights the human struggle with accepting hard truths, a theme that resonates throughout the Bible, including in the teachings of Jesus, who often spoke hard truths to His followers (e.g., John 6:60-66). But what does your argument prove? Persons / Places / Events 1. JobA man described as blameless and upright, who feared God and shunned evil. He is the central figure in the Book of Job, experiencing intense suffering and questioning the reasons behind it. 2. Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar Job's three friends who come to comfort him but end up arguing with him about the reasons for his suffering, often suggesting that it is due to some hidden sin. 3. Uz The land where Job lived, often associated with the region east of Israel, possibly in Edom or northern Arabia. 4. God The ultimate authority and sovereign being, whose purposes and plans are central to the account of Job. 5. Satan The adversary who challenges Job's integrity, suggesting that his faithfulness is due to his prosperity and protection from God. Teaching Points The Power of WordsWords have the power to heal or hurt. Job acknowledges the pain of honest words, reminding us to be mindful of how we speak to others, especially in their time of suffering. The Importance of Intent Job questions the purpose of his friends' arguments. When offering counsel or correction, our intent should be to build up and not to tear down. The Role of Suffering Suffering can lead to deep introspection and growth. Job's trials push him to seek understanding and truth, encouraging us to seek God in our own times of trouble. The Value of True Friendship True friends offer support and understanding rather than judgment. Job's experience challenges us to be compassionate and empathetic friends. Seeking God's Wisdom In times of confusion and pain, seeking God's wisdom and understanding is crucial. Job's account encourages us to turn to God for answers rather than relying solely on human reasoning.(25) How forcible are right words !--"How forcible are words of uprightness! But what doth your reproof reprove? Open rebuke is better than secret love; better to be honestly and openly rebuked by you than be subject to the secret insinuations which are intended to pass for friendship."Verse 25. - How forcible are right words! literally, words of uprightness. Such words have a force that none can resist. If the charges made by Eliphaz had been right and true, and his arguments sound and just, then Job must have yielded to them, have confessed himself guilty, and bowed down with shame before his judges. But they had had no such constraining power. Therefore they were not "words of uprightness." But what doth your arguing reprove? literally, What doth your reproving reprove? That is - What exactly is it that ye think to be wrong in me? At what is your invective aimed? 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Hebrew Howמַה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what painful נִּמְרְצ֥וּ (nim·rə·ṣū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 4834: To press, to be pungent, vehement, to irritate [are] honest יֹ֑שֶׁר (yō·šer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3476: Straightness, uprightness words! אִמְרֵי־ (’im·rê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 561: Something said But what וּמַה־ (ū·mah-) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what does your argument יּוֹכִ֖יחַ (yō·w·ḵî·aḥ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3198: To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict prove? הוֹכֵ֣חַ (hō·w·ḵê·aḥ) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 3198: To be right, reciprocal, to argue, to decide, justify, convict Links Job 6:25 NIVJob 6:25 NLT Job 6:25 ESV Job 6:25 NASB Job 6:25 KJV Job 6:25 BibleApps.com Job 6:25 Biblia Paralela Job 6:25 Chinese Bible Job 6:25 French Bible Job 6:25 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 6:25 How forcible are words of uprightness! 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