'Argument' in the Bible

“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]?

“How long will you hunt for words and continue these speeches?Do some clear thinking and show understanding and then we can talk.

With her many persuasions she caused him to yield;With her flattering lips she seduced him.

If a wise man has a controversy with a foolish and arrogant man,The foolish man [ignores logic and fairness and] only rages or laughs, and there is no peace (rest, agreement).

“Listen to Me in silence, you islands and coastlands,And let the nations gain their strength;Let them come near, then let them speak;Let us come together for judgment [and decide the issue between us concerning the enemy from the east].

Nor can they present evidence to you to prove what they now bring against me.

This is what I mean: the Law, which came into existence four hundred and thirty years later [after the covenant concerning the coming Messiah], does not and cannot invalidate the covenant previously established by God, so as to abolish the promise.