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Job 11:2
Job 11:2 is verse 2 of Job chapter 11, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?
King James Version
Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
World English Bible
“Shouldn’t the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified?
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Job 11:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible
1 Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
2 “Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?
3 Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke?
4 You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Job 16:3Is there no end to your long-winded speeches? What provokes you to continue testifying?
Job 18:2“How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.
Psalms 140:11May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
Proverbs 10:19When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
Acts 17:18Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
James 1:19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,