Job 34:3
For the ear tries words, and the mouth tastes meat.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
In Context
2Hear me, ye wise men; hearken, ye that have knowledge.
4Let us choose judgment to ourselves: let us know among ourselves what is right.
Cross References
Job 6:30For there is no injustice in my tongue; and does not my throat meditate understanding?
Job 31:30let then mine ear hear my curse, and let me be a by-word among my people in my affliction.
Matthew Henry on Job 34:2-10
The Address of Elihu. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Furthermore Elihu answered and said, 2 Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. 3 For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. 4 Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good. 5 For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment. 6 Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression. 7 What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water? 8 Which goeth in… Read the whole commentary →