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Job 15:3
Should he argue with talk that will not help, or with words that do no good?
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Christian Standard Bible®
Should he argue with useless talkor with words that serve no good purpose?
Should he argue with useless talkor with words that serve no good purpose?
Hebrew Names Version
Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches with which he can do no good?
Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches with which he can do no good?
King James Version
Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
English Standard Version
Should he argue in unprofitable talk, or in words with which he can do no good?
Should he argue in unprofitable talk, or in words with which he can do no good?
New Century Version
He would not argue with useless words or make speeches that have no value.
He would not argue with useless words or make speeches that have no value.
New English Translation
Does he argue with useless talk, with words that have no value in them?
Does he argue with useless talk, with words that have no value in them?
Amplified Bible
"Should he rebuke and argue with useless talk? Or with words in which there is no benefit?
"Should he rebuke and argue with useless talk? Or with words in which there is no benefit?
New American Standard Bible
"Should he argue with useless talk, Or with words which do not benefit?
"Should he argue with useless talk, Or with words which do not benefit?
World English Bible
Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches with which he can do no good?
Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches with which he can do no good?
Geneva Bible (1587)
Shall he dispute with wordes not comely? or with talke that is not profitable?
Shall he dispute with wordes not comely? or with talke that is not profitable?
Legacy Standard Bible
Should he argue with a word that cannot be used,Or with speech which is not profitable?
Should he argue with a word that cannot be used,Or with speech which is not profitable?
Berean Standard Bible
Should he argue with useless words or speeches that serve no purpose?
Should he argue with useless words or speeches that serve no purpose?
Contemporary English Version
you would stop spreading all of this hot air.
you would stop spreading all of this hot air.
Complete Jewish Bible
Should he reason with useless talk or make speeches that do him no good?
Should he reason with useless talk or make speeches that do him no good?
Darby Translation
Reasoning with unprofitable talk, and with speeches which do no good?
Reasoning with unprofitable talk, and with speeches which do no good?
Easy-to-Read Version
Do you think a wise man would use empty words and meaningless speeches to win his arguments?
Do you think a wise man would use empty words and meaningless speeches to win his arguments?
George Lamsa Translation
Should he admonish with unprofitable talk, or with words that are worthless?
Should he admonish with unprofitable talk, or with words that are worthless?
Good News Translation
No one who is wise would talk the way you do or defend himself with such meaningless words.
No one who is wise would talk the way you do or defend himself with such meaningless words.
Lexham English Bible
Should he argue in talk that is not profitable or in words with which he cannot do good?
Should he argue in talk that is not profitable or in words with which he cannot do good?
Literal Translation
Should he reason with speech that is not useful, or with words having no profit in them?
Should he reason with speech that is not useful, or with words having no profit in them?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou reprouest wt wordes, that are nothinge wroth: and speakest the thinges, which can do no good.
Thou reprouest wt wordes, that are nothinge wroth: and speakest the thinges, which can do no good.
American Standard Version
Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
Bible in Basic English
Will he make arguments with words in which is no profit, and with sayings which have no value?
Will he make arguments with words in which is no profit, and with sayings which have no value?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
King James Version (1611)
Should hee reason with vnprofitable talke? or with speeches wherewith he can doe no good?
Should hee reason with vnprofitable talke? or with speeches wherewith he can doe no good?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Shall he reproue with a worde that is nothing worth, & speake the thinges which can do no good?
Shall he reproue with a worde that is nothing worth, & speake the thinges which can do no good?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
reasoning with improper sayings, and with words wherein is no profit?
reasoning with improper sayings, and with words wherein is no profit?
English Revised Version
Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For thou repreuest hym bi wordis, which is not lijk thee, and thou spekist that, that spedith not to thee.
For thou repreuest hym bi wordis, which is not lijk thee, and thou spekist that, that spedith not to thee.
Update Bible Version
Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches by which he can do no good?
Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches by which he can do no good?
Webster's Bible Translation
Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches with which he can do no good?
Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches with which he can do no good?
New King James Version
Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or by speeches with which he can do no good?
Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or by speeches with which he can do no good?
New Living Translation
The wise don't engage in empty chatter. What good are such words?
The wise don't engage in empty chatter. What good are such words?
New Revised Standard
Should they argue in unprofitable talk, or in words with which they can do no good?
Should they argue in unprofitable talk, or in words with which they can do no good?
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Disputing with discourse that doth no good, or with speech, wherein is no profit?
Disputing with discourse that doth no good, or with speech, wherein is no profit?
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou reprovest him by words, who is not equal to thee, and thou speakest that which is not good for thee.
Thou reprovest him by words, who is not equal to thee, and thou speakest that which is not good for thee.
Revised Standard Version
Should he argue in unprofitable talk, or in words with which he can do no good?
Should he argue in unprofitable talk, or in words with which he can do no good?
Young's Literal Translation
To reason with a word not useful? And speeches -- no profit in them?
To reason with a word not useful? And speeches -- no profit in them?
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Should he argue with useless talk, Or with words which are not profitable?
"Should he argue with useless talk, Or with words which are not profitable?
Contextual Overview
1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered, 2 "Should a wise man answer with learning that is of no worth, and fill himself with the east wind? 3 Should he argue with talk that will not help, or with words that do no good? 4 For sure you are doing away with the fear of the Lord. You are stopping the quiet worship of God. 5 You show your sin by what you say. You are trying to hide behind your words. 6 Your own mouth says you are guilty, and not I. Your own lips speak against you. 7 "Were you the first man to be born? Or were you made before the hills? 8 Were you there to hear the secret plans of God? Are you the only one who has wisdom? 9 What do you know that we do not know? What do you understand that is not clear to us? 10 Men whose hair has grown white and those who have lived many years are among us. They are older than your father.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
he reason: Job 13:4, Job 13:5, Job 16:2, Job 16:3, Job 26:1-3, Malachi 3:13-15, Matthew 12:36, Matthew 12:37, Colossians 4:6, 1 Timothy 6:4, 1 Timothy 6:5
Reciprocal: Job 11:3 - thy lies Titus 3:9 - unprofitable
Cross-References
Genesis 12:2
And I will make you a great nation. I will bring good to you. I will make your name great, so you will be honored.
And I will make you a great nation. I will bring good to you. I will make your name great, so you will be honored.
Genesis 13:16
I will make your family after you like the dust of the earth. So if anyone could number the dust of the earth, then he could number your children's children.
I will make your family after you like the dust of the earth. So if anyone could number the dust of the earth, then he could number your children's children.
Genesis 14:14
When Abram heard that one of his family had been taken away, he led 318 men who had been born in his house and whom he had taught to fight. They went after them as far as Dan.
When Abram heard that one of his family had been taken away, he led 318 men who had been born in his house and whom he had taught to fight. They went after them as far as Dan.
Proverbs 13:12
Hope that is put off makes the heart sick, but a desire that comes into being is a tree of life.
Hope that is put off makes the heart sick, but a desire that comes into being is a tree of life.
Proverbs 29:21
He who gives good care to his servant from the time he is young, will in the end find him to be a son.
He who gives good care to his servant from the time he is young, will in the end find him to be a son.
Proverbs 30:23
under a woman who is not loved when she gets a husband, and under a woman servant when she takes the place of the woman of the house.
under a woman who is not loved when she gets a husband, and under a woman servant when she takes the place of the woman of the house.
Ecclesiastes 2:7
I bought men and women servants, and had other servants who were born in my house. I had more flocks and cattle than anyone before me in Jerusalem.
I bought men and women servants, and had other servants who were born in my house. I had more flocks and cattle than anyone before me in Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 12:1
You are right and good, O Lord, when I complain to You about my trouble. Yet I would like to talk with You about what is fair. Why does the way of the sinful go well? Why do all those who cannot be trusted have it so easy?
You are right and good, O Lord, when I complain to You about my trouble. Yet I would like to talk with You about what is fair. Why does the way of the sinful go well? Why do all those who cannot be trusted have it so easy?
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Should he reason with unprofitable talk?.... That is, the wise man, such a man as Job; does it become him to talk such idle stuff? that which is false, and foolish, and frothy, that does not minister grace to the hearer, and is not for the use of edifying; as whatever is untrue, unwise, vain, and empty, must be useless and answer no good end; nothing is profitable but what tends to increase solid wisdom and spiritual knowledge, and to exercise grace, and influence an holy life; wherefore what are profitable to the souls of men are the doctrines of the word of God, and the experiences of the grace of God, communicated by his people one to another; and nothing but these, or what agrees with them, should come out of the mouth of a wise and good man; nor can such an one expect to convince men of their errors, or reprove them for their sins with success, who deals in words of no profit:
or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? but may do a great deal of hurt both to himself and others; but the same thing is here signified in different words,
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Should he reason with unprofitable talk? - It does not become a man professing to be wise to make use of words that are nothing to the purpose. The sense is, that what Job said amounted to just nothing.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 15:3. Should he reason with unprofitable talk? — Should a man talk disrespectfully of his Maker, or speak to him without reverence? and should he suppose that he has proved any thing, when he has uttered words of little meaning, and used sound instead of sense?
