Job 11:2

New International Reader's Version

“Don’t all your words require an answer? I’m sure that what you are saying can’t be right.

Cross References

Job 11:1

Then Zophar the Naamathite replied,

Job 15:2

“Job, would a wise person answer with a lot of meaningless talk? Would they fill their stomach with the hot east wind?

Job 16:3

Your speeches go on forever. Won’t they ever end? What’s wrong with you? Why do you keep on arguing?

Job 18:2

“Job, when will you stop these speeches of yours? Be reasonable! Then we can talk.

Job 8:2

“Job, how long will you talk like that? Your words don’t have any meaning.

Psalm 140:11

Don’t let people who lie about me be secure in the land. May trouble hunt down those who want to hurt me.

Proverbs 10:19

Sin is not ended by using many words. But those who are wise control their tongues.

Ecclesiastes 5:1

Be careful what you say when you go to God’s house. Go there to listen. Don’t be like foolish people when you offer your sacrifice. They do what is wrong and don’t even know it.

Ecclesiastes 5:3

Many worries result in dreams. Many words result in foolish talk.

Acts 17:18

A group of Epicurean and Stoic thinkers began to argue with him. Some of them asked, “What is this fellow chattering about?” Others said, “He seems to be telling us about gods we’ve never heard of.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus. He was telling them that Jesus had risen from the dead.

James 1:19

My dear brothers and sisters, pay attention to what I say. Everyone should be quick to listen. But they should be slow to speak. They should be slow to get angry.