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Job 41:3
Job 41:3 is verse 3 of Job chapter 41, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?
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?
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Job 41:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible
1 “Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?
2 Can you put a cord through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook?
3 Will he beg you for mercy or speak to you softly?
4 Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life?
5 Can you pet him like a bird or put him on a leash for your maidens?
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 55:21His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 18:23The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
Proverbs 25:15Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
Isaiah 30:10They 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.