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Job 11:2

Words and speech

1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

4 For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes.

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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

    Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

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  • Proverbs 10:19

    In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

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  • Job 18:2

    How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.

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  • Job 8:2

    How long wilt thou speak these things? and how long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind?

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  • Acts 17:18

    Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.

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  • Psalms 140:11

    Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

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  • Job 16:3

    Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?

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