Job 12:11
Doth not the ear try words, as the palate tasteth food for itself?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
In Context
10[He] in whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the spirit of all the bodies of men?
12So It with the ancients wisdom, and with [those of] length of days understanding,
Cross References
Job 34:3For the ear proveth words, as the palate tasteth the food.
Matthew Henry on Job 12:7-12
6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly. 7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: 8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. 9 Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this? 10 In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. 11 Doth not the ear try words? and… Read the whole commentary →