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Job 11:2

Words and speech

1 Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:

“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?

3 Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke?

4 You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’

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Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?
KJV
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
WEB
“Shouldn’t the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified?
ASV
Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?
DARBY
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man of much talk be justified?
BLB
“Shall a multitude of words not be answered? And should a man of lips be justified?
ÅB
Skulle en ordflom bli uten svar, eller en ordgyter få rett?
OTB
«Skal en flom av ord forbli ubesvart,
og skal en mann full av prat bli rettferdiggjort?
B1930
Skulde en ordflom bli uten svar, eller en ordgyter få rett?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • James 1:19

    My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

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  • Proverbs 10:19

    When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

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  • Job 18:2

    “How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.

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  • Job 8:2

    “How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.

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  • Acts 17:18

    Some 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.

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  • Psalms 140:11

    May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.

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  • Job 16:3

    Is there no end to your long-winded speeches? What provokes you to continue testifying?

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