New Living Translation
Job 6:14
14“One should be kind to a fainting friend, but you accuse me without any fear of the Almighty.
Job 6:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
- New International Version (NIV)“Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend, Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
Context of Job 6:14
12Do I have the strength of a stone? Is my body made of bronze? 13No, I am utterly helpless, without any chance of success. “One should be kind to a fainting friend, but you accuse me without any fear of the Almighty. 15My brothers, you have proved as unreliable as a seasonal brook that overflows its banks in the spring 16when it is swollen with ice and melting snow.
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לַמָּ֣ס מֵרֵעֵ֣הוּ חָ֑סֶד וְיִרְאַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י יַעֲזֽוֹב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Job 6:14
- Job 4:3“In the past you have encouraged many people; you have strengthened those who were weak.
- Job 16:5But if it were me, I would encourage you. I would try to take away your grief.
- Job 19:21“Have mercy on me, my friends, have mercy, for the hand of God has struck me.
- Proverbs 17:17A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.
- Romans 12:15Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep.
- 1 Corinthians 12:26If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad.
- 2 Corinthians 11:29Who is weak without my feeling that weakness? Who is led astray, and I do not burn with anger?
- Galatians 6:2Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.
- Hebrews 13:3Remember those in prison, as if you were there yourself. Remember also those being mistreated, as if you felt their pain in your own bodies.
- Genesis 20:11Abraham replied, “I thought, ‘This is a godless place. They will want my wife and will kill me to get her.’
- Psalms 36:1Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of God at all.
- Luke 23:40But the other criminal protested, “Don’t you fear God even when you have been sentenced to die?
Commentaries on Job 6:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14To him that is afflicted pity should be showed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty - The Vulgate gives a better sense, Qui tollit ab amico suo misericordiam, timorem Domini dereliquit, "He who takes away mercy from his friend, hath cast off the fear of the Lord." The word למס lammas, which we render to him who is Afflicted, from מסה masah, to dissolve, or waste away, is in thirty-two of Dr. Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. למאס…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14To him that is afflicted - Margin, “melteth.” The word here used (מס mâs ) is from מסס mâsas to melt, flow down, waste away, and here means one who pines away, or is consumed under calamities. The design of this verse is, to reprove his friends for the little sympathy which they had shown for him. He had looked for consolation in his trials, and he had a right to expect it; but he says that he had met with just the opposite, and that his calamity was…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-30Verses 14-30 In his prosperity Job formed great expectations from his friends, but now was disappointed. This he compares to the failing of brooks in summer. Those who rest their expectations on the creature, will find it fail when it should help them; whereas those who make God their confidence, have help in the time of need, He 4:16. Those who make gold their hope, sooner or later will be ashamed of it, and of their confidence in it. It is our wisdom to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-27Job and his friends might have shared a covenant (special agreement) of loyalty and faith (Hebrew khesed; see Genesis 21:23; Exodus 15:13; 1 Chronicles 16:34). This bond would have made them like brothers, those who protect, and friends he could trust (Job 6:14–15; 6:21–23, 27). If they were in a covenant with one another, Job was accusing his friends of violating their covenant with him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. pity--a proverb. Charity is the love which judges indulgently of our fellow men: it is put on a par with truth in Pr 3:3, for they together form the essence of moral perfection [Umbreit]. It is the spirit of Christianity (1Pe 4:8; 1Co 13:7; Pr 10:12; 17:17). If it ought to be used towards all men, much more towards friends. But he who does not use it forsaketh (renounceth) the fear of the Almighty (Jas 2:13).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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