Job 35:16
so Job opens his mouth in vanity. He multiplies words without knowledge.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
In Context
15But now, because he has not visited in his anger, nor does he greatly regard folly,
Cross References
Job 3:1After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed his day.
Job 33:8Surely thou have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of [thy] words, [saying],
Job 38:2Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
Matthew Henry on Job 35:15-16
14 Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him. 15 But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity: 16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge. Here is, I. Another improper word for which Elihu reproves Job ( v. 14 ): Thou sayest thou shalt not see him; that is, 1. "Thou complainest that thou dost not understand the meaning of his severe dealings with thee, nor… Read the whole commentary →