In Job 6:4, Job describes the divine affliction causing his despair, explaining why his words in 6:26 are like wind.

In Job 6:9, Job's plea for death reveals the depth of despair behind the 'wind' of his words in 6:26.

In Job 3:3-26, Job curses his birth — the very 'words of a despairing man' he defends as mere wind in this verse.

In Job 8:2, Bildad uses the same 'wind' metaphor from 6:26 against Job, calling his words 'a great wind'.

In Job 38:2, God reproves Job's words as darkening counsel, echoing the friends' criticism that Job complained about.

In Job 40:8, God challenges Job's self-justification, directly addressing the attitude behind his complaint in 6:26.

In Job 42:3, Job repents of speaking without understanding, contrasting his earlier claim that his words were harmless wind.

In Job 42:7, God vindicates Job against his friends, confirming that their reproof of his words was wrong.

In Job 15:2, Eliphaz asks if a wise man answers with 'windy knowledge', echoing Job's own 'wind' metaphor from 6:26.

In Job 16:3, Job retorts with 'windy words' against his friends, using the same metaphor he introduced in 6:26.

In Job 4:3, Eliphaz praises Job's past teaching; now Job questions why his words are reproved, showing the friends' inconsistency.

In Job 4:4, Eliphaz lauds Job's strengthening words; now Job's despairing words are criticized, highlighting the shift.

In Job 7:11, Job vows to speak in bitterness, continuing the theme of unrestrained complaint from 6:26.

In Job 10:1, Job renews his complaint with bitter speech, echoing the despair that makes his words 'wind' in 6:26.

In Job 34:3-9, Elihu also judges Job's words as unjust, mirroring the reproach Job feels from his friends.

In Job 40:5, Job vows silence, a reversal from his earlier defense of his words as mere wind.