Job 20:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply.”
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“I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.”
King James Version · Public Domain“I have heard the reproof which putteth me to shame; And the spirit of my understanding answereth me.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The chastisement of my shame I hear, And the spirit of mine understanding Doth cause me to answer:”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 20:3 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 19:3Ten times now you have reproached me; you shamelessly mistreat me.
- Job 19:29then you should fear the sword yourselves, because wrath brings punishment by the sword, so that you may know there is a judgment.”
- Job 20:2“So my anxious thoughts compel me to answer, because of the turmoil within me.
- Job 27:11I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty.
- Job 33:3My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.
- Psalms 49:3My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.
- Psalms 78:2I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the beginning,
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