Job 6:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?”

Job 6:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 6:26 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 6:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Do you intend to reprove words, since the speeches of one who is desperate are as wind?”

Job 6:26 — World English Bible

Job 6:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Do ye think to reprove words, Seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate are as wind?”

Job 6:26 — American Standard Version

Job 6:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For reproof--do you reckon words? And for wind--sayings of the desperate.”

Job 6:26 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 6:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Do ye imagine to reprove words? The speeches of one that is desperate are indeed for the wind.”

Job 6:26 — Darby Translation

Job 6:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Doe ye imagine to reproue wordes, that the talke of the afflicted should be as the winde?”

Job 6:26 — Geneva Bible

Job 6:26 in Context — Job 6

24 Enseñadme, y yo callaré: y hacedme entender en qué he errado.

25 ¡Cuán fuertes son las palabras de rectitud! Mas ¿qué reprende el que reprende de vosotros?

26 ¿Pensáis censurar palabras, y los discursos de un desesperado, que son como el viento?

27 También os arrojáis sobre el huérfano, y hacéis hoyo delante de vuestro amigo.

28 Ahora pues, si queréis, mirad en mí, y [ved] si miento delante de vosotros.

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What Does Job 6:26 Mean?

Job 6:26 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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