Job 6:24

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

(o) Show me where I have erred, and I will confess my sin.

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Teach — Convince me by solid arguments. I will — I will patiently hear and gladly receive your counsels.

²⁴ Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Job 6:24