Job 6:24–25

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.