Job 6:26
Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?
KJV
Ad increpandum tantum eloquia concinnatis, et in ventum verba profertis.
Vulgate
οὐδὲ ὁ ἔλεγχος ὑμῶν ῥήμασίν με παύσει, οὐδὲ γὰρ ὑμῶν φθέγμα ῥήματος ἀνέξομαι.
LXX
Do ye think to reprove words, Seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate are as wind?
ASV
הַ/לְ/הוֹכַ֣ח מִלִּ֣ים תַּחְשֹׁ֑בוּ וּ֝/לְ/ר֗וּחַ אִמְרֵ֥י נֹאָֽשׁ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אִמְרֵי
'mry
noun · 48×
חָשַׁ֖ב
chshb
verb · 123×
י
y
noun · 38×
מוֹכִ֑יחַ
mvkych
verb · 59×
נוֹאָ֑שׁ
nv'sh
verb · 6×
ר֣וּחַ
rvch
noun · 377×
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Eph 4:14 — That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
- Job 7:11 — Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
- Job 8:2 — How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
- Job 8:2 — How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?
- Job 15:2 — Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
- Job 16:3 — Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?
- Matt 12:37 — For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.