Job 34:3
1 Then Elihu continued:
2 “Hear my words, O wise men; give ear to me, O men of learning.
For the ear tests words as the mouth tastes food.
4 Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.
5 For Job has declared, ‘I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For the ear tests words as the mouth tastes food.
- KJV
- For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
- WEB
- For the ear tries words, as the palate tastes food.
- ASV
- For the ear trieth words, As the palate tasteth food.
- DARBY
- For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food.
- BLB
- For the ear shall test words, and the palate tastes to eat.
- ÅB
- Øret prøver jo ord, slik som ganen smaker mat.
- OTB
- For slik ganen smaker mat,
slik skjelner øret ord. - B1930
- Øret prøver jo ord, likesom ganen smaker mat.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 12:11
Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food?
Read in context1 Corinthians 2:15
The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.
Read in contextHebrews 5:14
But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.
Read in contextJob 33:2
Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue.
Read in contextJob 31:30
I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for his life with a curse—
Read in contextJob 6:30
Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?
Read in context