Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

and encourage you with what I have to say; my words of comfort would lessen your pain.

New American Standard Bible

“I could strengthen you with my mouth,
And the solace of my lips could lessen your pain.

King James Version

But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.

Holman Bible

Instead, I would encourage you with my mouth,
and the consolation from my lips would bring relief.

A Conservative Version

[But] I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips would assuage [your grief].

American Standard Version

But I would strengthen you with my mouth, And the solace of my lips would assuage your grief .

Amplified


“[But instead] I could strengthen and encourage you with [the words of] my mouth,
And the consolation and solace of my lips would soothe your suffering and lessen your anguish.

Bible in Basic English

I might give you strength with my mouth, and not keep back the comfort of my lips.

Darby Translation

But I would encourage you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips should assuage your pain.

Julia Smith Translation

I will strengthen you with my month, the moving of my lips shall hold back

King James 2000

But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips would relieve your grief.

Lexham Expanded Bible

I could encourage you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips would ease the pain.

Modern King James verseion

I might make you strong with my mouth, and the moving of my lips would spare you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I should comfort you with my mouth, and release your pain with the talking of my lips.

NET Bible

But I would strengthen you with my words; comfort from my lips would bring you relief.

New Heart English Bible

but I would strengthen you with my mouth. The solace of my lips would relieve you.

The Emphasized Bible

I could make you determined, by my mouth, and then my lip-solace should restrain you.

Webster

But I would strengthen you with my mouth and the moving of my lips should assuage your grief.

World English Bible

but I would strengthen you with my mouth. The solace of my lips would relieve you.

Youngs Literal Translation

I might harden you with my mouth, And the moving of my lips might be sparing.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
you with
בּמו 
B@mow 
with, in, into, through, for, at, non translated variant
Usage: 8

and the moving
ניד 
Niyd 
Usage: 1

of my lips
שׂפת שׂפה 
Saphah 
Usage: 176

Context Readings

Job's Fifth Speech

4 "I could also talk like you if only you were in my place! Then I would put together an argument against you. I would shake my head at you 5 and encourage you with what I have to say; my words of comfort would lessen your pain. 6 "But if I speak, my pain isn't assuaged; if I refrain from speaking, what do I have to lose?"


Cross References

Job 4:3-4

Look! You've admonished many people, and you've strengthened feeble hands.

Job 6:14

The friend shows gracious love for his friend, even if he has forsaken the fear of the Almighty.

Job 29:25

I set an example of the way to live, as a leader would; I lived like a king among his army; like one who comforts mourners."

Psalm 27:14

Wait on the LORD. Be courageous, and he will strengthen your heart. Wait on the LORD! Davidic

Proverbs 27:9

Ointments and perfume encourage the heart; in a similar way, a friend's advice is sweet to the soul.

Proverbs 27:17

Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens a friend's character.

Isaiah 35:3-4

Strengthen the feeble hands, and support the stumbling knees.

Galatians 6:1

Brothers, if a person is caught doing something wrong, those of you who are spiritual should restore that person gently. Watch out for yourself so that you are not tempted as well.

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