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Job 16:5 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Job 16:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 16 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.”
Job 16:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 16:5
'But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.' Job imagines how he would respond if positions were reversed: he'd 'strengthen' (אֲחַזְּקָה, achazqah) with words and 'moving of lips' (נִיד שְׂפָתַי, nid sefatay) would 'asswage' (יַחְשֹׂךְ, yachsokh—restrain, hold back) grief. This is biting irony—Job would offer genuine comfort, unlike his friends. The passage models pastoral care: strengthening the afflicted, restraining rather than adding to grief. James 1:19 counsels being 'swift to hear, slow to speak.' Job's hypothetical demonstrates the fr...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 16:5
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“Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.”
“and make firm the feeble knees.”
“even if a man is caught in some fault”
“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”
“and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army”
“you have instructed many”
“and let your heart take courage. Yes”