Job 15:2

American Standard Version (1901)

Should a wise man make answer with vain knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind?

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 6:26 : 26 Do ye think to reprove words, Seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate are as wind?
  • Job 8:2 : 2 How long wilt thou speak these things? And [how long] shall the words of thy mouth be [like] a mighty wind?
  • Hos 12:1 : 1 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he continually multiplieth lies and desolation; and they make a covenant with Assyria, and oil is carried into Egypt.
  • Jas 3:13 : 13 Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.
  • Job 11:2-3 : 2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified? 3 Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
  • Job 13:2 : 2 What ye know, [the same] do I know also: I am not inferior unto you.

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