Job 6:25
Modern Translations
New International Version
How painful are honest words! But what do your arguments prove?

New Living Translation
Honest words can be painful, but what do your criticisms amount to?

English Standard Version
How forceful are upright words! But what does reproof from you reprove?

Berean Study Bible
How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?

New American Standard Bible
“How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?

NASB 1995
"How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?

NASB 1977
“How painful are honest words! But what does your argument prove?

Amplified Bible
“How painful are words of honesty. But what does your argument prove?

Christian Standard Bible
How painful honest words can be! But what does your rebuke prove?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
How painful honest words can be! But what does your rebuke prove?

Contemporary English Version
The truth is always painful, but your arguments prove nothing.

Good News Translation
Honest words are convincing, but you are talking nonsense.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
How painful an honest discussion can be! In correcting me, you correct yourselves!

International Standard Version
The truth can be painful, but what has your argument proven?

NET Bible
How painful are honest words! But what does your reproof prove?
Classic Translations
King James Bible
How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?

New King James Version
How forceful are right words! But what does your arguing prove?

King James 2000 Bible
How forceful are right words! but what does your arguing prove?

New Heart English Bible
How forcible are words of uprightness. But your reproof, what does it reprove?

World English Bible
How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what does it reprove?

American King James Version
How forcible are right words! but what does your arguing reprove?

American Standard Version
How forcible are words of uprightness! But your reproof, what doth it reprove?

A Faithful Version
Right words are powerful, but what does your arguing prove?

Darby Bible Translation
How forcible are right words! but what doth your upbraiding reprove?

English Revised Version
How forcible are words of uprightness! but what doth your arguing reprove?

Webster's Bible Translation
How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Howe stedfast are the wordes of righteousnes? and what can any of you iustly reproue?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
How strong are the wordes of trueth? and which of you can rebuke or reproue them?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Wherfore blame ye then the wordes, that are well and truly spoken?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
How powerful have been upright sayings, "" And what reproof from you reproves?

Young's Literal Translation
How powerful have been upright sayings, And what doth reproof from you reprove?

Smith's Literal Translation
How forcible were words of uprightness! and what will reproving from you prove?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Why have you detracted the words of truth, whereas there is none of you that can reprove me?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Why have you diminished the words of truth, when there is none of you who is able to offer proof against me?

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Why do you reject the Word of truth, and who is it of you that humbles and rebukes?

Lamsa Bible
Why do you reject the words of truth? Who of you are able to rebuke and chastise?

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
How forcible are words of uprightness! But what doth your arguing argue?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But as it seems, the words of a true man are vain, because I do not ask strength of you.
















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