Job 11:2

In 11 translations

BSB

“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?

KJV

Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?full…: Heb. of lips

WEB

“Shouldn’t the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified?

ASV

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

LSV

“Is a multitude of words not answered? And is a man of lips justified?

YLT

Is a multitude of words not answered? And is a man of lips justified?

DBY

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

DRC

Shall not he that speaketh much, hear also? or shall a man full of talk be justified?

GNV

Should not the multitude of wordes be answered? or should a great talker be iustified?

JPS

Should not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be accounted right?

LXXE

He that speaks much, should also hear on the other side: or does the fluent speaker think himself to be righteous? blessed is the short-lived offspring of woman.

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WLC

הֲרֹ֣ב דְּ֭בָרִים לֹ֣א יֵעָנֶ֑ה וְאִם־אִ֖ישׁ שְׂפָתַ֣יִם יִצְדָּֽק׃

LXX-Br

Ὁ τὰ πολλὰ λέγων, καὶ ἀντακούσεται· ἢ καὶ ὁ εὔλαλος οἴεται εἶναι δίκαιος;

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Cross-references most cited first

• Job 18:2“How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.
• Proverbs 10:19When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
• James 1:19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
• Job 8:2“How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.
• Job 16:3Is there no end to your long-winded speeches? What provokes you to continue testifying?
• Acts 17:18Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was…
• Psalms 140:11May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.

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