Parallel Verses

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.

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 hand of the adversary,’
Or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the tyrants’?
24 “Teach me, and I will be silent;
And show me how I have erred.
25 “How painful are honest words!
But what does your argument prove?



Cross References

Psalm 19:12

Who can discern his errors? Acquit me of hidden faults.

Job 5:27

“Behold this; we have investigated it, and so it is.
Hear it, and know for yourself.”

Job 10:2

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

Job 32:11

“Behold, I waited for your words,
I listened to your reasonings,
While you pondered what to say.

Job 32:15-16

“They are dismayed, they no longer answer;
Words have failed them.

Job 33:1

“However now, Job, please hear my speech,
And listen to all my words.

Job 33:31-33

“Pay attention, O Job, listen to me;
Keep silent, and let me speak.

Job 34:32

Teach me what I do not see;
If I have done iniquity,
I will not do it again’?

Psalm 32:8

I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go;
I will counsel you with My eye upon you.

Psalm 39:1-2

For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
I said, “I will guard my ways
That I may not sin with my tongue;
I will guard my mouth as with a muzzle
While the wicked are in my presence.”

Proverbs 9:9

Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser,
Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning.

Proverbs 25:12

Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold
Is a wise reprover to a listening ear.

James 1:19

This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;

James 3:2

For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well.

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