Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

Shew me, and I -- I keep silent, And what I have erred, let me understand.

New American Standard Bible

“Teach me, and I will be silent;
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

Teach me, and I will be silent.
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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
me, and I will hold my tongue
חרשׁ 
Charash 
Usage: 74

and cause me to understand
בּין 
Biyn 
Usage: 169

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?



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;

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