Job 15:3
He wouldn't argue with unprofitable speeches using words that do no good.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
In Context
2“Would a wise man answer with such empty ‘knowledge’ that is just a lot of hot air?
4But you are doing away with the fear of God, and destroying communion with him.
Cross References
Job 16:2“I've heard all this before. You are comforters who just cause trouble!
Malachi 3:13You have said hard things about me, says the Lord. But you say, “What have we said against you?”
Colossians 4:6Always be gracious when you speak. Make sure it's in good taste, and think about how best to answer everyone.
Matthew Henry on Job 15:2-17
Second Address of Eliphaz. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said, 2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind? 3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? 4 Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God. 5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty. 6 Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee. 7 Art thou the first… Read the whole commentary →