Job 34:3
כִּי ־ אֹזֶן מִלִּין תִּבְחָן וְחֵךְ יִטְעַם לֶאֱכֹֽל ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
In Context
2שִׁמְעוּ חֲכָמִים מִלָּי וְיֹדְעִים הַאֲזִינוּ לִֽי ׃
4מִשְׁפָּט נִבְחֲרָה ־ לָּנוּ נֵדְעָה בֵינֵינוּ מַה ־ טּֽוֹב ׃
Cross References
Job 6:30הֲיֵשׁ ־ בִּלְשׁוֹנִי עַוְלָה אִם ־ חִכִּי לֹא ־ יָבִין הַוּֽוֹת ׃
Job 31:30וְלֹא ־ נָתַתִּי לַחֲטֹא חִכִּי לִשְׁאֹל בְּאָלָה נַפְשֽׁוֹ ׃
Matthew Henry on Job 34:2-10
The Address of Elihu. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Furthermore Elihu answered and said, 2 Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. 3 For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. 4 Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good. 5 For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment. 6 Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without transgression. 7 What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water? 8 Which goeth in… Read the whole commentary →