Job 20:3

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

When I hear a reproof that dishonors me, then my understanding prompts me to answer.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 19:3 : 3 These ten times you have been reproaching me; you are not ashamed to attack me!
  • Job 19:29 : 29 Fear the sword yourselves, for wrath brings the punishment by the sword, so that you may know that there is judgment.”
  • Job 20:2 : 2 “This is why my troubled thoughts bring me back– because of my feelings within me.
  • Job 27:11 : 11 I will teach you about the power of God; What is on the Almighty’s mind I will not conceal.
  • Job 33:3 : 3 My words come from the uprightness of my heart, and my lips will utter knowledge sincerely.
  • Ps 49:3 : 3 I will declare a wise saying; I will share my profound thoughts.
  • Ps 78:2-5 : 2 I will sing a song that imparts wisdom; I will make insightful observations about the past. 3 What we have heard and learned– that which our ancestors have told us– 4 we will not hide from their descendants. We will tell the next generation about the LORD’s praiseworthy acts, about his strength and the amazing things he has done. 5 He established a rule in Jacob; he set up a law in Israel. He commanded our ancestors to make his deeds known to their descendants,

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