Job 18:2
“How long will you hunt for words and continue these speeches?
Do some clear thinking and show understanding and then we can talk.
Job 3:5-6
“Let darkness and gloom claim it for their own;
Let a cloud settle upon it;
Let all that blackens the day terrify it (the day that I was born).
Job 3:17
“There [in death] the wicked cease from raging,
And there the weary are at rest.
Job 8:2
“How long will you say these things?
And will the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
Job 11:2
“Shall a multitude of words not be answered?
And should a talkative man [making such a long-winded defense] be acquitted?
Job 13:5-6
“Oh, that you would be completely silent,
And that silence would be your wisdom!
Job 16:2-3
“I have heard many such things;
Wearisome and miserable comforters are you all.
Job 21:2
“Listen carefully to my speech,
And let this be the consolation.
Job 33:1
And pay attention to everything I say.
Proverbs 18:13
He who answers before he hears [the facts]—
It is folly and shame to him.
James 1:19
Understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Let everyone be quick to hear [be a careful, thoughtful listener], slow to speak [a speaker of carefully chosen words and], slow to anger [patient, reflective, forgiving];
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“Let darkness and gloom claim it for their own;
Let a cloud settle upon it;
Let all that blackens the day terrify it (the day that I was born).
“Listen carefully to my speech,
And let this be the consolation.
And pay attention to everything I say.
He who answers before he hears [the facts]—
It is folly and shame to him.
General references
“Pay attention, Job, listen to me;
Keep silent, and I will speak.