Job 16:2

New International Reader's Version

“I’ve heard many of these things before. All of you are terrible at comforting me!

Cross References

Job 16:1

Job replied,

Job 21:34

“So how can you comfort me with your speeches? They don’t make any sense at all. Your answers are nothing but lies!”

Job 6:25

Honest words are so painful! But your reasoning doesn’t prove anything.

Job 6:6

Is food that doesn’t have any taste eaten without salt? Is there any flavor in the sap of a mallow plant?

Psalm 69:20

They have broken my heart by saying evil things about me. It has left me helpless. I looked for pity, but I didn’t find any. I looked for someone to comfort me, but I didn’t find anyone.

Psalm 69:26

They attack those you have wounded. They talk about the pain of those you have hurt.

Philippians 1:16

The last group acts out of love. They know I have been put here to be a witness for the good news.

James 1:19

My dear brothers and sisters, pay attention to what I say. Everyone should be quick to listen. But they should be slow to speak. They should be slow to get angry.