Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

Teach me, and I will be silent; and cause me to understand where I have gone astray.

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 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.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

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 or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand; or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty? 24 Teach me, and I will be silent; and cause me to understand where I have gone astray. 25 Right words are powerful, but what does your arguing argue?

Cross References

Psalm 19:12

Who can understand his errors? Oh make me pure from secret faults;

Job 5:27

Behold this: we have searched it; it is so. Hear it and know for yourself.

Job 10:2

I will say to God, Do not condemn me; make me know why You contend with me.

Job 32:11

Behold, I waited for your words; I listened to your reasons, while you searched out what to say.

Job 32:15-16

They are broken; they answer no more; words have left them.

Job 33:1

However, Job, please hear my speeches, and listen to all my words.

Job 33:31-33

Hear this, Job, listen to me; be silent and I will speak.

Job 34:32

Besides what I see, You teach me; if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more.

Psalm 32:8

I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you, My eye shall be on you.

Psalm 39:1-2

To the Chief Musician, to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways so that I do not sin with my tongue; I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked are before me.

Proverbs 9:9

Give to a wise one, and he will be still wiser; teach a just one, and he will increase in learning.

Proverbs 25:12

As a ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon a hearing ear.

James 1:19

Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.

James 3:2

For in many things we all offend. If anyone does not offend in word, the same is a full-grown man, able also to bridle the whole body.

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