Job 11:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?”
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““Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?”
King James Version · Public Domain“Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Is a multitude of words not answered? And is a man of lips justified?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 11:2 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 8:2“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
- Job 16:3Is there no end to your long-winded speeches? What provokes you to continue testifying?
- Job 18:2“How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.
- Psalms 140:11May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
- Proverbs 10:19When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
- Ecclesiastes 5:1Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
- Acts 17:18Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
- James 1:19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
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