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 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

25 How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?

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

27 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend.

28 Now therefore be content, look upon me; for it is evident unto you if I lie.

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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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