Job 18:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.”
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““How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.”
King James Version · Public Domain“How long will ye hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“When do ye set an end to words? Consider ye, and afterwards do we speak.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Job 18:2 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 3:5May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.
- Job 3:17There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.
- Job 8:2“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
- Job 11:2“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?
- Job 13:5If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom!
- Job 16:2“I have heard many things like these; miserable comforters are you all.
- Job 21:2“Listen carefully to my words; let this be your consolation to me.
- Job 33:1“But now, O Job, hear my speech, and listen to all my words.
- Proverbs 18:13He who answers a matter before he hears it— this is folly and disgrace to him.
- James 1:19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
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