Job 6:14

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Disappointing Friends“To the one in despair, kindness should come from his friend even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 17:17 : 17 A friend loves at all times, and a relative is born to help in adversity.
  • Luke 23:40 : 40 But the other rebuked him, saying,“Don’t you fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation?
  • Rom 12:15 : 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.
  • 1 Cor 12:26 : 26 If one member suffers, everyone suffers with it. If a member is honored, all rejoice with it.
  • 2 Cor 11:29 : 29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with indignation?
  • Gal 6:2 : 2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
  • Heb 13:3 : 3 Remember those in prison as though you were in prison with them, and those ill-treated as though you too felt their torment.
  • Gen 20:11 : 11 Abraham replied,“Because I thought,‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’
  • Job 4:3-5 : 3 Look, you have instructed many; you have strengthened feeble hands. 4 Your words have supported those who stumbled, and you have strengthened the knees that gave way. 5 But now the same thing comes to you, and you are discouraged; it strikes you, and you are terrified.
  • Job 15:4 : 4 But you even break off piety, and hinder meditation before God.
  • Job 16:5 : 5 But I would strengthen you with my words; comfort from my lips would bring you relief.
  • Job 19:21 : 21 Have pity on me, my friends, have pity on me, for the hand of God has struck me.
  • Ps 36:1-3 : 1 For the music director; written by the LORD’s servant, David; an oracle. An evil man is rebellious to the core. He does not fear God, 2 for he is too proud to recognize and give up his sin. 3 The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

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    27Yes, you would gamble for the fatherless, and auction off your friend.

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  • Job 16:20-21
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    20My intercessor is my friend as my eyes pour out tears to God;

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    15My brothers have been as treacherous as a seasonal stream, and as the riverbeds of the intermittent streams that flow away.

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  • Prov 17:17-18
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    11Because of my condition, even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; my neighbors stand far away.

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