Job 15:2
“Does a wise man answer [with] vain knowledge? And fill his belly [with] an east wind?
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
In Context
1And Eliphaz the Temanite answers and says:
3To reason with a word not useful? And speeches—no profit in them?
Cross References
Job 6:26For reproof—do you reckon words? And for wind—sayings of the desperate?
Job 11:2“Is a multitude of words not answered? And is a man of lips justified?
Proverbs 16:23The heart of the wise causes his mouth to act wisely, || And he increases learning by his lips,
Hosea 12:1“Ephraim is enjoying wind, || And is pursuing an east wind, || All the day he multiplies lying and spoiling, || And they make a covenant with Asshur, || And oil is carried to Egypt.
James 3:13Who [is] wise and intelligent among you? Let him show his works out of good behavior in meekness of wisdom,
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 →