Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
For the ear doth try words, And the palate tasteth to eat.
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.
Julia Smith Translation
For the ear will try words, and the palate will taste of 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.
Interlinear
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Millah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 34:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elihu Asserts God's Justice
2 Hear, O wise men, my words, And, O knowing ones, give ear to me. 3 For the ear doth try words, And the palate tasteth to eat. 4 Judgment let us choose for ourselves, Let us know among ourselves what is good.
Names
Cross References
Job 12:11
Doth not the ear try words? And the palate taste food for itself?
1 Corinthians 2:15
and he who is spiritual, doth discern indeed all things, and he himself is by no one discerned;
Job 6:30
Is there in my tongue perverseness? Discerneth not my palate desirable things?
Job 31:30
Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin, To ask with an oath his life.
Job 33:2
Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate.
Hebrews 5:14
and of perfect men is the strong food, who because of the use are having the senses exercised, unto the discernment both of good and of evil.