Job 15:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?”

Job 15:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 15:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 15:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches with which he can do no good?”

Job 15:3 — World English Bible

Job 15:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good? ”

Job 15:3 — American Standard Version

Job 15:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“To reason with a word not useful? And speeches--no profit in them?”

Job 15:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 15:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Reasoning with unprofitable talk, and with speeches which do no good? ”

Job 15:3 — Darby Translation

Job 15:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Shall he dispute with wordes not comely? or with talke that is not profitable?”

Job 15:3 — Geneva Bible

Job 15:3 in Context — Job 15

1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?

3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

4 Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer before God.

5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.

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What Does Job 15:3 Mean?

Job 15:3 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 15. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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