Job 15:2

New Century Version

“A wise person would not answer with empty words or fill his stomach with the hot east wind.

Cross References

Job 13:2

What you know, I also know. You are not better than I am.

Job 15:1

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered:

Job 15:3

He would not argue with useless words or make speeches that have no value.

Job 6:26

Do you mean to correct what I say? Will you treat the words of a troubled man as if they were only wind?

Job 8:2

“How long will you say such things? Your words are no more than wind.

Proverbs 16:23

Wise people’s minds tell them what to say, and that helps them be better teachers.

Ecclesiastes 5:15

People come into this world with nothing, and when they die they leave with nothing. In spite of all their hard work, they leave just as they came.

Hosea 12:1

What Israel does is as useless as chasing the wind; he chases the east wind all day. They tell more and more lies and do more and more violence. They make agreements with Assyria, and they send a gift of olive oil to Egypt.

Hosea 12:2

The Lord also has some things against Judah. He will punish Israel for what they have done; he will give them what they deserve.

James 3:13

Are there those among you who are truly wise and understanding? Then they should show it by living right and doing good things with a gentleness that comes from wisdom.