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Berean Standard Bible

“Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.”

Job 6:24

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Job's friend Eliphaz has suggested that Job's suffering must come from hidden sin. Job answers in bitter frustration that his friends have failed him like a dried-up stream.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.

World English Bible (WEB)

“Teach me, and I will hold my peace. Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

King James Version (KJV)

Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Teach me, and I will hold my peace; And cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Give me teaching and I will be quiet; and make me see my error.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Enseñadme, y yo callaré: y hacedme entender en qué he errado.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Una respuesta razonable es todo lo que pido; después, guardaré silencio. Dime, ¿cuál ha sido mi maldad?

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