Job 15:2

"Should a wise person respond with knowledge based on wind? Should he fill his stomach with a wind storm from the east?

Job 6:26

Did you intend your words to reprove, even though the speech of a desperate person is just wind?

Job 8:2

"How long will you keep talking like this? How long will you keep talking like a wind storm?

Hosea 12:1

"Ephraim feeds on the wind, chasing after the eastern winds, storing up lies and desolation day after day. They are making a contract with the Assyrians, and sending oil to Egypt.

Job 11:2-3

"Shouldn't a multitude of words be answered, or a person who talks too much be vindicated?

Job 13:2

What you know, I know, too; I'm not inferior to you.

James 3:13

Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his noble conduct that his actions are done humbly and wisely.

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Summary

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

Vain knowledge

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Bible References

A wise man

Job 11:2
"Shouldn't a multitude of words be answered, or a person who talks too much be vindicated?
Job 13:2
What you know, I know, too; I'm not inferior to you.
James 3:13
Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his noble conduct that his actions are done humbly and wisely.

Vain knowledge

Job 6:26
Did you intend your words to reprove, even though the speech of a desperate person is just wind?
Job 8:2
"How long will you keep talking like this? How long will you keep talking like a wind storm?

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Hosea 12:1
"Ephraim feeds on the wind, chasing after the eastern winds, storing up lies and desolation day after day. They are making a contract with the Assyrians, and sending oil to Egypt.

General references

Job 34:35
Job has been speaking from his own ignorance, and what he has to say lacks insight!

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