Job 15:2
Should, a wise man, answer unreal knowledge? or fill, with the east wind, his inner man?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
In Context
1Then responded Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:
3Disputing with discourse that doth no good, or with speech, wherein is no profit?
Cross References
Job 6:26To decide words, do ye intend, When, to the wind, are spoken the sayings of one in despair?
Job 11:2Should, the multitude of words, not be answered? Or should, a man full of talk, be justified?
Proverbs 16:23The heart of the wise, giveth discretion to his mouth, and, upon his lips, increaseth persuasiveness.
Hosea 12:1Ephraim, feedeth on wind, and pursueth the east wind, all the day, falsehood and force, doth he magnify,—and, a covenant with Assyria, would they solemnize, and, oil into Egypt, must be borne along.
James 3:13Who is wise and well-instructed among you? Let him show, out of his comely behaviour, his works, 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 →