Bible verse
“Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?
Job 15:2 · BSB
The verses around it, from Job 15.
1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2 “Does a wise man answer with empty counsel or fill his belly with the hot east wind?
3 Should he argue with useless words or speeches that serve no purpose?
4 But you even undermine the fear of God and hinder meditation before Him.
5 For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.
6 Your own mouth, not mine, condemns you; your own lips testify against you.
KJV
Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
ASV
Should a wise man make answer with vain knowledge, And fill himself with the east wind?
ERV
Should a wise man make answer with vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
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