🌪️WEB · Job 15:3

What does Job 15:3 mean?

"Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches with which he can do no good?"

— Job 15:3 (World English Bible)

Surrounding context

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Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,

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“Should a wise man answer with vain knowledge, and fill himself with the east wind?

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Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches with which he can do no good?

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Yes, you do away with fear, and hinder devotion before God.

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For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

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Your own mouth condemns you, and not I. Yes, your own lips testify against you.

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