Job 11:2
Are all these words to go unanswered? and is a man seen to be right because he is full of talk?
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
In Context
1Then Zophar the Naamathite made answer and said,
Cross References
Job 16:3May words which are like the wind be stopped? or what is troubling you to make answer to them?
Psalms 140:11\140:10\Let burning flames come down on them: let them be put into the fire, and into deep waters, so that they may not get up again.
Ecclesiastes 5:1\5:2\Be not unwise with your mouth, and let not your heart be quick to say anything before God, because God is in heaven and you are on the earth--so let not the number of your words be great.
James 1:19You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;
Matthew Henry on Job 11:2-7
The Address of Zophar. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said, 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? 4 For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. 5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against thee; 6 And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom, that they are double to that which is! Know… Read the whole commentary →