Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For the ear will try words, and the palate will taste of food
New American Standard Bible
As the palate tastes food.
King James Version
For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.
Holman Bible
as the palate tastes food?
International Standard Version
Since the ear tests words like a palate tastes food,
A Conservative Version
For the ear tries words as the palate tastes food.
American Standard Version
For the ear trieth words, As the palate tasteth food.
Amplified
“For the ear puts words to the test
As the palate tastes food.
Bible in Basic English
For words are tested by the ear, as food is tasted by the mouth.
Darby Translation
For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food.
King James 2000
For the ear tests words, as the mouth tastes food.
Lexham Expanded Bible
for [the] ear tests words, and [the] palate tastes {food}.
Modern King James verseion
For the ear tries words, as the palate tastes food.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For like as the mouth tasteth the meats, so the ear proveth and discerneth the words.
NET Bible
For the ear assesses words as the mouth tastes food.
New Heart English Bible
For the ear tries words, as the palate tastes food.
The Emphasized Bible
For, the ear, trieth words, as, the palate, tasteth in eating.
Webster
For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth food.
World English Bible
For the ear tries words, as the palate tastes food.
Youngs Literal Translation
For the ear doth try words, And the palate tasteth to eat.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 34:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elihu Asserts God's Justice
2 Hear, ye wise, my words; and ye knowing, give ear to me. 3 For the ear will try words, and the palate will taste of food 4 We will choose to us judgment: we shall know between ourselves what is good.
Names
Cross References
Job 12:11
Shall not the ear try words? and the palate shall taste food to it?
1 Corinthians 2:15
And the spiritual truly examines all things, and he is examined by no one.
Job 6:30
Is there iniquity in my tongue? if my palate shall not understand calamities.
Job 31:30
And I gave not my palate to sin to ask in cursing his soul.
Job 33:2
Behold, now, I opened my mouth, my tongue spake in my palate.
Hebrews 5:14
And firm food is of the perfected, of them by habit having the senses exercised for the separation of good and evil.