Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’ New Living Translation ‘Job speaks out of ignorance; his words lack insight.’ English Standard Version ‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words are without insight.’ Berean Standard Bible ‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’ King James Bible Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom. New King James Version ‘Job speaks without knowledge, His words are without wisdom.’ New American Standard Bible ‘Job speaks without knowledge, And his words are without wisdom. NASB 1995 ‘Job speaks without knowledge, And his words are without wisdom. NASB 1977 ‘Job speaks without knowledge, And his words are without wisdom. Legacy Standard Bible ‘Job speaks without knowledge, And his words are without insight. Amplified Bible ‘Job speaks without knowledge, And his words are without wisdom and insight. Christian Standard Bible “Job speaks without knowledge; his words are without insight.” Holman Christian Standard Bible “Job speaks without knowledge; his words are without insight.” American Standard Version Job speaketh without knowledge, And his words are without wisdom. Contemporary English Version that you are speaking nonsense and lack good judgment. English Revised Version Job speaketh without knowledge, and his words are without wisdom. GOD'S WORD® Translation 'Job speaks without knowledge. His words show no insight.' Good News Translation that Job is speaking from ignorance and that nothing he says makes sense. International Standard Version Job has been speaking from his own ignorance, and what he has to say lacks insight! Majority Standard Bible ‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’ NET Bible that Job speaks without knowledge and his words are without understanding. New Heart English Bible 'Job speaks without knowledge. His words are without wisdom.' Webster's Bible Translation Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom. World English Bible ‘Job speaks without knowledge. His words are without wisdom.’ Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionJob—he does not speak with knowledge, "" And his words [are] not with wisdom. Young's Literal Translation Job -- not with knowledge doth he speak, And his words are not with wisdom. Smith's Literal Translation Job will speak not with knowledge, and his word not with understanding. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut Job hath spoken foolishly, and his words sound not discipline. Catholic Public Domain Version But Job has been speaking foolishly, and his words contain unsound teaching. New American Bible “Job speaks without knowledge, his words make no sense. New Revised Standard Version ‘Job speaks without knowledge, his words are without insight.’ Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleJob has spoken without knowledge, and his words are without understanding. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Job was not speaking in knowledge, and his words were not with intelligence OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Job speaketh without knowledge, And his words are without discernment.' Brenton Septuagint Translation But Job has not spoken with understanding, his words are not uttered with knowledge. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Elihu Confirms God's Justice…34Men of understanding will declare to me, and the wise men who hear me will say: 35‘Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight.’ 36If only Job were tried to the utmost for answering like a wicked man.… Cross References Job 42:3 You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know. Job 38:2 “Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge? Job 35:16 So Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge.” Job 40:4-5 “Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth. / I have spoken once, but I have no answer—twice, but I have nothing to add.” Job 33:8-12 Surely you have spoken in my hearing, and I have heard these very words: / ‘I am pure, without transgression; I am clean, with no iniquity in me. / Yet God finds occasions against me; He counts me as His enemy. ... Proverbs 18:2 A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions. Proverbs 10:19 When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise. Ecclesiastes 5:2 Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. For God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few. Isaiah 29:16 You have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the potter, “He has no understanding”? Isaiah 55:8-9 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts. Jeremiah 9:23-24 This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. / But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD. 1 Corinthians 3:18-20 Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise. / For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” / And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.” 1 Corinthians 8:2 The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know. 1 Corinthians 13:9-12 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, / but when the perfect comes, the partial passes away. / When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways. ... Romans 11:33-34 O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways! / “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?” Treasury of Scripture Job has spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom. Job 13:2 What ye know, the same do I know also: I am not inferior unto you. Job 15:2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind? Job 35:16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge. Jump to Previous Discernment Fruit Insight Intelligence Job Job's Lack Speak Speaketh Speaks Wisdom WordsJump to Next Discernment Fruit Insight Intelligence Job Job's Lack Speak Speaketh Speaks Wisdom WordsJob 34 1. Elihu accuses Job for charging God with injustice10. God omnipotent cannot be unjust 31. Man must humble himself unto God 34. Elihu reproves Job Job speaks without knowledge This phrase highlights the assertion made by Elihu, one of Job's friends, who is addressing the perceived shortcomings in Job's understanding. The Hebrew root for "knowledge" here is "דַּעַת" (da'at), which implies a deep, experiential understanding rather than mere information. In the context of the Book of Job, this critique suggests that Job's suffering has clouded his perception of God's justice and sovereignty. Historically, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern belief that wisdom and knowledge were gifts from the divine, and lacking them indicated a disconnect from God's truth. his words lack insight Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew ‘Jobאִ֭יּוֹב (’î·yō·wḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 347: Job -- a patriarch speaks יְדַבֵּ֑ר (yə·ḏab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue without לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no knowledge; בְדַ֣עַת (ḇə·ḏa·‘aṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1847: Knowledge his words וּ֝דְבָרָ֗יו (ū·ḏə·ḇā·rāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause lack לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no insight.’ בְהַשְׂכֵּֽיל׃ (ḇə·haś·kêl) Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 7919: To be, circumspect, intelligent Links Job 34:35 NIVJob 34:35 NLT Job 34:35 ESV Job 34:35 NASB Job 34:35 KJV Job 34:35 BibleApps.com Job 34:35 Biblia Paralela Job 34:35 Chinese Bible Job 34:35 French Bible Job 34:35 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 34:35 Job speaks without knowledge (Jb) |
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