Job 16:5

WEB

⁵but I would strengthen you with my mouth. The solace of my lips would relieve you.

KJV

⁵But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.

BSB

⁵But I would encourage you with my mouth, and the consolation of my lips would bring relief.

FBV

⁵I could build you up by my mouth speaking words; the movement of my lips would ease your pain.

Extra References

Isaiah 35:3-4

³Strengthen the weak hands, and make the feeble knees firm. ⁴Tell those who have a fearful heart, “Be strong! Don’t be afraid! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, God’s retribution. He will come and save you.

Proverbs 27:9

⁹Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man’s friend.

Galatians 6:1

¹Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.

Psalms 27:14

¹⁴Wait for the LORD. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the LORD.

Job 29:25

²⁵I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.

Job 4:3-4

³Behold, you have instructed many, you have strengthened the weak hands. ⁴Your words have supported him who was falling, you have made the feeble knees firm.

Job 6:14

¹⁴“To him who is ready to faint, kindness should be shown from his friend; even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

Proverbs 27:17

¹⁷Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.