Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?
What emboldeneth
Bible References
Vain words
Job 6:26
“Do you intend to reprove my words [with a convincing argument],
When the words of one in despair belong to the wind [and go ignored]?
“Do you intend to reprove my words [with a convincing argument],
When the words of one in despair belong to the wind [and go ignored]?
Job 8:2
“How long will you say these things?
And will the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
“How long will you say these things?
And will the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
Job 15:2
“Should a wise man [such as you] utter such windy and vain knowledge [as we have just heard]
And fill himself with the east wind [of withering, parching, and violent accusations]?
“Should a wise man [such as you] utter such windy and vain knowledge [as we have just heard]
And fill himself with the east wind [of withering, parching, and violent accusations]?
What emboldeneth
Job 20:3
“I have heard the reproof which insults me,
But the spirit of my understanding makes me answer.
“I have heard the reproof which insults me,
But the spirit of my understanding makes me answer.
Job 32:3
Elihu’s anger burned against Job’s three friends because they had found no answer [and were unable to determine Job’s error], and yet they had condemned Job and declared him to be in the wrong [and responsible for his own afflictions].
Matthew 22:46
No one was able to say a word to Him in answer, nor from that day on did anyone dare to question Him again.
Titus 1:11
They must be silenced, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching things they should not teach for the purpose of dishonest financial gain.
Titus 2:8
sound and beyond reproach in instruction, so that the opponent [of the faith] will be shamed, having nothing bad to say about us.