Job 9:14

“How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?”

"How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?" - Job 9:14
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What does Job 9:14 mean?

The Bible verse Job 9:14 from the King James Version states, "How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?" This verse is from the book of Job in the Old Testament and is part of a larger passage where Job is expressing his frustration and…

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The Weight of Our Words: A Reflection on Job 9:14

The Book of Job often presents us with profound questions about suffering, justice, and the sovereignty of God. It is a narrative filled with dialogue, debate, and deep philosophical thought, encapsulated in the struggles of a man whose life was suddenly turned upside down. Job…

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In Humble Reverence: A Prayer for Understanding and Submission to Divine Wisdom

Heavenly Father, In the sacred stillness of this moment, I come before You with a heart full of reverence and awe. As I meditate on the words of Job, especially the profound truth found in Job 9:14, "How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?"…

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Job 9:14 - "How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?"
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"Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant." - Job 14:9
Job 9:1 - "Then Job answered and said,"
"Then Job answered and said," - Job 9:1
Job 37:14 - "Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God."
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Job 1:9 - "Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?"
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Job 1:14 - "And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:"
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Job 38:14 - "It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment."
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Job 36:14 - "They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean."
Job 5:14 - "They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night."
Job 28:14 - "The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me."
Ezekiel 14:14 - "Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD."
Job 42:9 - "So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job."
Job 14:1 - "Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble."
Job 9:29 - "If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?"
Job 29:9 - "The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth."
Job 14:14 - "If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come."
Job 39:14 - "Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,"
Job 23:14 - "For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him."
Job 7:14 - "Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions:"
Job 24:14 - "The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief."
Job 3:14 - "With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;"
Job 33:14 - "For God speaketh once, yea twice, yet man perceiveth it not."
Job 14:4 - "Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one."