Job 16:5
Job 16:5 King James Version (KJV)
But I would strengthen you with my mouth, And the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.
Job 16:1-5 The Message (MSG)
Then Job defended himself: “I’ve had all I can take of your talk. What a bunch of miserable comforters! Is there no end to your windbag speeches? What’s your problem that you go on and on like this? If you were in my shoes, I could talk just like you. I could put together a terrific tirade and really let you have it. But I’d never do that. I’d console and comfort, make things better, not worse!
Job 16:5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
I could strengthen you with my mouth, And the solace of my lips could lessen your pain.
Job 16:5 New Century Version (NCV)
But, instead, I would encourage you, and my words would bring you relief.
Job 16:5 American Standard Version (ASV)
But I would strengthen you with my mouth, And the solace of my lips would assuage your grief.
Job 16:5 New International Version (NIV)
But my mouth would encourage you; comfort from my lips would bring you relief.
Job 16:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
But I would strengthen you with my mouth, And the comfort of my lips would relieve your grief.
Job 16:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
[But instead] I could strengthen and encourage you with [the words of] my mouth, And the consolation and solace of my lips would soothe your suffering and lessen your anguish.