Job 15:2

Authorized King James Version (1611)

Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 6:26 : 26 Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, [which 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 strong wind?
  • Hos 12:1 : 1 ¶ Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
  • Jas 3:13 : 13 ¶ Who [is] a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with 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 lies 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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