Should a wise man make answer with vain knowledge, And fill his belly with the east wind?
Job 15:3 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Should he reason with unprofitable talk? Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Should he reason with unprofitable talk? Or with speeches with which he can do no good? American Standard Version (1901) Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? Common English Bible Will they argue with a word that has no benefit and with unprofitable words? Catholic Public Domain Version You rebuke with words he who is not equal to you, and you speak what is not expedient for you, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou reprovest him by words, who is not equal to thee: and thou speakest that which is not good for thee. |
Should a wise man make answer with vain knowledge, And fill his belly with the east wind?
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.