Job 11:2
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.
Brenton Septuagint
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 Minæan answered and said,
3Be not a speaker of many words; for is there none to answer thee?
Cross References
Job 16:3What! is there any reason in vain words? or what will hinder thee from answering?
Ecclesiastes 5:1Be not hasty with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be swift to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven above, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
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 →