Bible verse
Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food?
Job 12:11 · BSB
The verses around it, from Job 12.
7 But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.
8 Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.
9 Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this?
10 The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.
11 Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food?
12 Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.
13 Wisdom and strength belong to God; counsel and understanding are His.
14 What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.
15 If He holds back the waters, they dry up, and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.
KJV
Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
ASV
Doth not the ear try words, Even as the palate tasteth its food?
ERV
Doth not the ear try words, even as the palate tasteth its meat?
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