Job 35:16

So Job opens his mouth only to speak foolishness; 1 he piles up words without knowledge.”

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In The King James Version

Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

In Context

15Now you say that his anger does not punish, 1 and he does not take even a litte notice of transgression. 1

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Cross References

Job 3:1After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day he was born. 1

Job 33:8You have certainly spoken in my hearing; 1 I have heard the sound of your words saying, 1

Job 38:2“Who is this who brings darkness to plans 1 by means of words without knowledge? 1

Matthew Henry on Job 35:15-16

14 Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him. 15 But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity: 16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge. Here is, I. Another improper word for which Elihu reproves Job ( v. 14 ): Thou sayest thou shalt not see him; that is, 1. "Thou complainest that thou dost not understand the meaning of his severe dealings with thee, nor… Read the whole commentary →

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