Job 16:5
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 16
“But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.”Job 16:5
What Does Job 16:5 Mean?
Job 16:5 is found in the book of Job, chapter 16, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Job 16:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Samuel 23:16“And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.”Isaiah 35:3“Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.”Job 4:3“Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.”Job 42:11“Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.”Proverbs 27:9“Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.”Galatians 6:1“Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.”Job 6:14“To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.”Job 29:25“I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.”Job 36:17“But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.”Psalms 27:14“Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.”Proverbs 27:17“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”Ecclesiastes 10:12“The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.”Daniel 10:18“Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,”Revelation 3:2“Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect before God.”
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