Verse 2

Should a wise man answer with empty words, and fill his belly with the hot east wind?

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 6:26 : 26 Do you intend to rebuke my words and treat the words of a despairing man as mere wind?
  • Job 8:2 : 2 How long will you continue to speak such things? Your words are like a mighty wind.
  • Hos 12:1 : 1 Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit. But Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.
  • Jas 3:13 : 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show his works by his good conduct with the humility that comes from wisdom.
  • Job 11:2-3 : 2 Should a multitude of words go unanswered, and should a man full of talk be justified? 3 Will your empty talk silence others? Will you mock without anyone to rebuke you?
  • Job 13:2 : 2 What you know, I also know; I am not inferior to you.