Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Shew me, and I -- I keep silent, And what I have erred, let me understand.
New American Standard Bible
And show me how I have erred.
King James Version
Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
Holman Bible
Help me understand what I did wrong.
International Standard Version
"Instruct me, and I'll remain silent. Help me understand where I've gone astray.
A Conservative Version
Teach me, and I will be quiet. And cause me to understand how I have erred.
American Standard Version
Teach me, and I will hold my peace; And cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
Amplified
“Teach me, and I will be silent;
And show me how I have erred.
Bible in Basic English
Give me teaching and I will be quiet; and make me see my error.
Darby Translation
Teach me, and I will hold my tongue; and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
Julia Smith Translation
each ye me, and I will be silent: and what I erred in, cause me to understand.
King James 2000
Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand how I have erred.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Teach me, and I myself will be silent; and make me understand how I have gone astray.
Modern King James verseion
Teach me, and I will be silent; and cause me to understand where I have gone astray.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and wherein I have erred, cause me to understand.
NET Bible
"Teach me and I, for my part, will be silent; explain to me how I have been mistaken.
New Heart English Bible
"Teach me, and I will hold my peace. Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
The Emphasized Bible
Show me, and, I, will hold my peace, And, wherein I have erred, cause me to understand.
Webster
Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand in what I have erred.
World English Bible
"Teach me, and I will hold my peace. Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 6:24
Prayers for Job 6:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Second Speech: A Response To Eliphaz
23 And, Deliver me from the hand of an adversary? And, From the hand of terrible ones ransom me? 24 Shew me, and I -- I keep silent, And what I have erred, let me understand. 25 How powerful have been upright sayings, And what doth reproof from you reprove?
Names
Cross References
Psalm 19:12
Errors! who doth understand? From hidden ones declare me innocent,
Job 5:27
Lo, this -- we searched it out -- it is right, hearken; And thou, know for thyself!
Job 10:2
I say unto God, 'Do not condemn me, Let me know why Thou dost strive with me.
Job 32:11
Lo, I have waited for your words, I give ear unto your reasons, Till ye search out sayings.
Job 32:15-16
(They have broken down, They have not answered again, They removed from themselves words.
Job 33:1
And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and to all my words give ear.
Job 33:31-33
Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I -- I do speak.
Job 34:32
Besides that which I see, shew Thou me, If iniquity I have done -- I do not add?'
Psalm 32:8
I cause thee to act wisely, And direct thee in the way that thou goest, I cause mine eye to take counsel concerning thee.
Psalm 39:1-2
To the Overseer, to Jeduthun. -- A Psalm of David. I have said, 'I observe my ways, Against sinning with my tongue, I keep for my mouth a curb, while the wicked is before me.'
Proverbs 9:9
Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.
Proverbs 25:12
A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, Is the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
James 1:19
So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
James 3:2
for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one is a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;