Job 41:3 “Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?”

Job 41:3

Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?

World English Bible

Will he make many petitions to you, or will he speak soft words to you?

American Standard Version

Will he make many supplications unto thee? Or will he speak soft words unto thee?

Geneva Bible 1599

I will not keepe silence concerning his partes, nor his power nor his comely proportion.

Darby Translation

Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak softly unto thee?

Young's Literal Translation

Doth he multiply unto thee supplications? Doth he speak unto thee tender things?

Bible in Basic English

Will he make prayers to you, or say soft words to you?

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Cross references

“Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?”

Psalm 55:21 Proverbs 15:1 Proverbs 18:23 Proverbs 25:15 Isaiah 30:10

Psalm 55:21 · BSB

His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.

Proverbs 15:1 · BSB

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 18:23 · BSB

The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.

Proverbs 25:15 · BSB

Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

Isaiah 30:10 · BSB

They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?

4Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life?

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