Job 6:22–25

³Behold, here I am: witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

³³I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.

¹¹Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the Lord had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.

²¹And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.

²⁰In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.

²Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;

¹⁵But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.

⁷None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

⁸(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

⁴⁸After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:

⁸And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.

²For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

⁹Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.

²I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.

³²That which I see not teach thou me: if I have done iniquity, I will do no more.

¹²Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

¹I SAID, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

²I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

¹WHEREFORE, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.

²⁷Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

⁸I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

¹¹Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.

¹⁵They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.

¹⁶When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)

³¹Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.

³²If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee.

³³If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.

¹²As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

¹⁹Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

¹⁰The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.

¹¹The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.

⁵O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.

³Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?

⁴I 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.

⁵But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.

³⁴How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?

²⁵And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth?

³Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.

⁴Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.

¹⁸There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

²¹The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.

²²Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

²³The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

²⁴Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

²¹Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

¹¹A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.