Job 35:16
Therefore, Job has opened his mouth in vain and has multiplied words without knowledge.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
In Context
15For, at the present time, he does not bring forth his fury, nor does he punish sin exceedingly.
Cross References
Job 3:1After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed his day,
Job 33:8For you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of your words, saying:
Job 38:2Who is this that wraps sentences in unskilled words?
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 →