King James Version
Job 6:25 in the King James Version says “How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?” — study this verse from Job chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?”
Job 6:25 · KJV
Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me from the hand of the mighty?
Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?
Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?
Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig a pit for your friend. ye overwhelm: Heb. ye cause to fall upon
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
“How forcible”
H4834properly, to press, i.e., (figuratively) to be pungent or vehement; to irritate
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
“but what doth your arguing”
H3198to be right (i.e., correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
“but what doth your arguing”
H3198to be right (i.e., correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
This verse is found in the book of Job. Understanding the historical and cultural background helps illuminate its meaning for the original audience and for us today.
Job 6:25 contributes to our understanding of God's character and His relationship with humanity. Consider how this verse connects to the broader themes of Scripture.
Verses related to Job 6:25 from Treasury of Scripture Knowledge