Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Will he make arguments with words in which is no profit, and with sayings which have no value?
New American Standard Bible
Or with words which are not profitable?
King James Version
Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
Holman Bible
or with words that serve no good purpose?
International Standard Version
Should he engage in unprofitable argument, or give a speech that benefits no one?
A Conservative Version
Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches with which he can do no good?
American Standard Version
Should he reason with unprofitable talk, Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?
Amplified
“Should he rebuke and argue with useless talk?
Or with words in which there is no benefit?
Darby Translation
Reasoning with unprofitable talk, and with speeches which do no good?
Julia Smith Translation
Reproving with words he shall not profit, and speeches will be of no use in them.
King James 2000
Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches with which he can do no good?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Should he argue in talk [that] is not profitable or [in] words with which he cannot do good?
Modern King James verseion
Should he reason with talk that is not useful, or with speeches which have no profit?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou reprovest with words, that are worth nothing; and speakest the things which can do no good!
NET Bible
Does he argue with useless talk, with words that have no value in them?
New Heart English Bible
Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches with which he can do no good?
The Emphasized Bible
Disputing with discourse that doth no good, or with speech, wherein is no profit?
Webster
Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with speeches with which he can do no good?
World English Bible
Should he reason with unprofitable talk, or with speeches with which he can do no good?
Youngs Literal Translation
To reason with a word not useful? And speeches -- no profit in them?
Interlinear
Yakach
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 15:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eliphaz's Second Response To Job
2 Will a wise man make answer with knowledge of no value, or will he give birth to the east wind? 3 Will he make arguments with words in which is no profit, and with sayings which have no value? 4 Truly, you make the fear of God without effect, so that the time of quiet worship before God is made less by your outcry.
Phrases
Cross References
Job 13:4-5
But you put a false face on things; all your attempts to put things right are of no value.
Job 16:2-3
Such things have frequently come to my ears: you are comforters who only give trouble.
Job 26:1-3
Then Job made answer and said,
Malachi 3:13-15
Your words have been strong against me, says the Lord. And still you say, What have we said against you?
Matthew 12:36-37
And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.
Colossians 4:6
Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.
1 Timothy 6:4-5
He has an over-high opinion of himself; being without knowledge, having only an unhealthy love of questionings and wars of words, from which come envy, fighting, cruel words, evil thoughts,