Job 11:2
Shall not he that speaketh much, hear also? or shall a man full of talk be justified?
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 Sophar the Naamathite answered, and said:
Cross References
Job 16:3Shall windy words have no end? or is it any trouble to thee to speak?
Psalms 140:11And I said: Perhaps darkness shall cover me: and night shall be my light in my pleasures.
Ecclesiastes 5:1Speak not any thing rashly, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
James 1:19You know, my dearest brethren. And let every man be swift to hear, but slow to speak, and slow to anger.
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 →