Job 7:11
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.”
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“Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Also I--I withhold not my mouth--I speak in the distress of my spirit, I talk in the bitterness of my soul.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 7:11 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 42:21Then they said to one another, “Surely we are being punished because of our brother. We saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this distress has come upon us.”
- 1 Samuel 1:10In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.
- 2 Kings 4:27When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”
- Job 6:26Do you intend to correct my words, and treat as wind my cry of despair?
- Job 10:1“I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.
- Job 10:15If I am guilty, woe to me! And even if I am righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my affliction.
- Job 13:13Be silent, and I will speak. Then let come to me what may.
- Job 16:6Even if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I hold back, how will it go away?
- Job 21:3Bear with me while I speak; then, after I have spoken, you may go on mocking.
- Job 21:25Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, having never tasted prosperity.
- Job 23:2“Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.
- Job 36:21Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.
- Psalms 39:3My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:
- Psalms 40:9I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.
- Isaiah 38:15What can I say? He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done this. I will walk slowly all my years because of the anguish of my soul.
- Isaiah 38:17Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
- Matthew 26:37He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.
- Luke 22:44And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
- 2 Corinthians 2:4For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.
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