Job 15:2
“Should a wise man answer with useless knowledge 1 and fill himself with the east wind? 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
In Context
1Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said, 1
3Should he reason with unprofitable talk 1 or with speeches with which he can do no good? 1
Cross References
Job 6:26Do you plan to ignore my words, 1 treating the words of a desperate man like the wind? 1
Job 11:2“Should not such a multitude of words be answered? 1 Should this man, so full of talk, be believed? 1
Proverbs 16:23The heart of a wise person gives insight to his mouth 1 and adds persuasiveness to his lips. 1
Hosea 12:1Ephraim feeds on the wind 1 and follows after the east wind. 1 He continually multiplies lies and violence. 1 They make a covenant with Assyria 1 and carry olive oil to Egypt. 1
James 3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let that person show a good life by his works in the humility 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 →