Job 11:2

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 18:2 : 2 How long [will it be ere] ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.
  • Prov 10:19 : 19 ¶ In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips [is] wise.
  • Acts 17:18 : 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.
  • Jas 1:19 : 19 ¶ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
  • Ps 140:11 : 11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow [him].
  • Job 8:2 : 2 How long wilt thou speak these [things]? and [how long shall] the words of thy mouth [be like] a strong wind?
  • Job 16:3 : 3 Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?

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