How painful honest words can be! But what does your rebuke prove?
How forcible are right words! But what doth your arguing reprove?
How forcible are words of straightforward speech! But what does your arguing argue and prove or your reproof reprove?
How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what doth it reprove?
How painful are truthful words, but what do your condemnations accomplish?
Why have you diminished the words of truth, when there is none of you who is able to offer proof against me?
Why have you detracted the words of truth, whereas there is none of you that can reprove me?
If only you would shut up and let that be your wisdom!
So how can you offer me such futile comfort? Your answers are deceptive.
If this is not true, then who can prove me a liar and show that my speech is worthless?
All of you have seen this for yourselves, why do you keep up this empty talk?
He was also angry at Job’s three friends because they had failed to refute him and yet had condemned him.
Your words have steadied the one who was stumbling and braced the knees that were buckling.
Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand what I did wrong.
Do you think that you can disprove my words or that a despairing man’s words are mere wind?
There is one who speaks rashly, like a piercing sword; but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
A person takes joy in giving an answer; and a timely word #– #how good that is!
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
A word spoken at the right time is like gold apples in silver settings.