Job 16:5

I would strengthen you with my mouth, And the consolation of my lips should sustain you.

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In The King James Version

But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.

In Context

4I also might speak like you, If ye were now in my place; I might string together words against you, And shake my head at you.

6If I speak, my grief is not assuaged; And if I forbear, it doth not leave me.

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Cross References

Job 6:14To the afflicted, kindness should be shown by a friend; Else he casteth off the fear of the Almighty.

Job 29:25When I came among them, I sat as chief; I dwelt as a king in the midst of an army, As a comforter among mourners.

Proverbs 27:9Oil and perfume gladden the heart; Sweet also is one's friend by hearty counsel.

Isaiah 35:3Strengthen ye the weak hands, And confirm the tottering knees!

Matthew Henry on Job 16:2-6

The Reply of Job to Eliphaz. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then Job answered and said, 2 I have heard many such things: miserable comforters are ye all. 3 Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest? 4 I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you. 5 But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should assuage your grief. Both Job and his friends took the same way that disputants commonly… Read the whole commentary →

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