Job 32:20

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond.”

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BSBPD

“I must speak and find relief; I must open my lips and respond.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my lips and answer.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“I will speak, that I may be refreshed; I will open my lips and answer.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“I speak, and there is refreshment to me, I open my lips and answer.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Job 32:20 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 4:2“If one ventures a word with you, will you be wearied? Yet who can keep from speaking?
  2. Job 13:13Be silent, and I will speak. Then let come to me what may.
  3. Job 13:19Can anyone indict me? If so, I will be silent and die.
  4. Job 20:2“So my anxious thoughts compel me to answer, because of the turmoil within me.
  5. Job 21:3Bear with me while I speak; then, after I have spoken, you may go on mocking.
  6. Proverbs 8:6Listen, for I speak of noble things, and the opening of my lips will reveal right.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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