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Job 6:30 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Job 6:30 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Job chapter 6 verse 30 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things? my taste: Heb. my palate”
Job 6:30 (KJV)
Commentary on Job 6:30
Job concludes his defense with two rhetorical questions emphasizing his moral discernment. 'Iniquity in my tongue' (avelah, עַוְלָה) asks whether he has spoken unjustly or falsely. 'Cannot my taste discern perverse things' (chavvah, הַוָּה) uses the metaphor of palate or taste—the ability to distinguish wholesome from corrupt, truth from falsehood. The Hebrew 'taste' (chek, חֵךְ) refers to the organ that detects flavor, suggesting Job has a developed moral sense that immediately recognizes evil, just as the tongue detects bitter from sweet. This verse asserts Job's sanctified conscience and mo...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Job 6:30
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“even as the palate tastes its food?”
“Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?”
“as the palate tastes food.”
“'Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?' therefore I have uttered that which I did not understand”
“who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.”