Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Will your idle talk reduce others to silence? Will no one rebuke you when you mock? New Living Translation Should I remain silent while you babble on? When you mock God, shouldn’t someone make you ashamed? English Standard Version Should your babble silence men, and when you mock, shall no one shame you? Berean Standard Bible Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke? King James Bible Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? New King James Version Should your empty talk make men hold their peace? And when you mock, should no one rebuke you? New American Standard Bible “Shall your boasts silence people? And will you scoff, and no one rebuke? NASB 1995 “Shall your boasts silence men? And shall you scoff and none rebuke? NASB 1977 “Shall your boasts silence men? And shall you scoff and none rebuke? Legacy Standard Bible Shall your boasts silence men? And shall you mock and none rebuke? Amplified Bible “Should your boasts and babble silence men? And shall you scoff and no one put you to shame? Christian Standard Bible Should your babbling put others to silence, so that you can keep on ridiculing with no one to humiliate you? Holman Christian Standard Bible Should your babbling put others to silence, so that you can keep on ridiculing with no one to humiliate you? American Standard Version Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? Contemporary English Version Your words have silenced others and made them ashamed; now it is only right for you to be put to shame. English Revised Version Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? GOD'S WORD® Translation Should your empty talk silence others so that you can make fun of us without any shame? Good News Translation Job, do you think we can't answer you? That your mocking words will leave us speechless? International Standard Version Will your irrational babble silence people, and when you mock them, will you escape without being shamed? Majority Standard Bible Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke? NET Bible Will your idle talk reduce people to silence, and will no one rebuke you when you mock? New Heart English Bible Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, shall no man make you ashamed? Webster's Bible Translation Should thy falsehoods make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? World English Bible Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, will no man make you ashamed? Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYour boastings make men keep silent, "" You scorn, and none is causing blushing! Young's Literal Translation Thy devices make men keep silent, Thou scornest, and none is causing blushing! Smith's Literal Translation Shall thy empty talks cause men to be silent? and wilt thou deride and none making ashamed? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleShall men hold their peace to thee only? and when thou hast mocked others, shall no man confute thee? Catholic Public Domain Version Will men be silent only for you? And when you have mocked others, will no one refute you? New American Bible Shall your babblings keep others silent, and shall you deride and no one give rebuke? New Revised Standard Version Should your babble put others to silence, and when you mock, shall no one shame you? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBehold, at your words, only the dead can hold their peace; for when you speak, there is no one to stop you; and when you mock, there is no one to rebuke you. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Behold, at your words the dead may be silent; you speak and there is none who restrains you, and if you mock, there is none who rebukes you OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thy boastings have made men hold their peace, And thou hast mocked, with none to make thee ashamed; Brenton Septuagint Translation Be not a speaker of many words; for is there none to answer thee? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Zophar Rebukes Job…2“Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated? 3Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke? 4You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’… Cross References Proverbs 15:2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly. Proverbs 10:19 When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise. Proverbs 18:7 A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul. Proverbs 12:23 A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly. Proverbs 17:28 Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue. Proverbs 29:11 A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back. Psalm 94:4 They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast. Psalm 73:8-9 They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression. / They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut across the earth. Psalm 31:18 May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt. Psalm 50:19-20 You unleash your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit. / You sit and malign your brother; you slander your own mother’s son. Isaiah 32:6 For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink. Isaiah 59:13 rebelling and denying the LORD, turning away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering lies from the heart. Matthew 12:36-37 But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. / For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.” Matthew 15:18-19 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. / For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. James 1:26 If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless. Treasury of Scripture Should your lies make men hold their peace? and when you mock, shall no man make you ashamed? thy lies. Job 13:4 But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. Job 15:2,3 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind? … Job 24:25 And if it be not so now, who will make me a liar, and make my speech nothing worth? mockest Job 12:4 I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn. Job 13:9 Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him? Job 17:2 Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? make thee Psalm 83:16 Fill their faces with shame; that they may seek thy name, O LORD. 2 Thessalonians 3:14 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. Titus 2:8 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. Jump to Previous Ashamed Blushing Boastings Boasts Causing Devices Falsehoods Fictions Hold Idle Lies Mock Mocked Mockest Peace Pride Quiet Rebuke Scoff Scornest Shame Silence Silent Sport Talk WordsJump to Next Ashamed Blushing Boastings Boasts Causing Devices Falsehoods Fictions Hold Idle Lies Mock Mocked Mockest Peace Pride Quiet Rebuke Scoff Scornest Shame Silence Silent Sport Talk WordsJob 11 1. Zophar reproves Job for justifying himself5. God's wisdom is unsearchable 13. The assured blessing of repentance Should your babbling The Hebrew word for "babbling" here is "בַּדִּים" (baddim), which can also mean "empty talk" or "vain words." In the context of Job, Zophar is accusing Job of speaking without wisdom or substance. This reflects a broader biblical theme where words are weighed for their truth and value. Proverbs 10:19 warns, "When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise." The emphasis is on the importance of speaking with purpose and truth, aligning with the conservative Christian view that our words should reflect our faith and understanding of God's wisdom. put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Should your babblingבַּ֭דֶּיךָ (bad·de·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 907: A brag, lie, a liar put others מְתִ֣ים (mə·ṯîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4962: An adult, a man to silence? יַחֲרִ֑ישׁו (ya·ḥă·rî·šw) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2790: To cut in, engrave, plow, devise Will you scoff וַ֝תִּלְעַ֗ג (wat·til·‘aḡ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3932: To deride, to speak unintelligibly without וְאֵ֣ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle rebuke? מַכְלִֽם׃ (maḵ·lim) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3637: To wound, to taunt, insult Links Job 11:3 NIVJob 11:3 NLT Job 11:3 ESV Job 11:3 NASB Job 11:3 KJV Job 11:3 BibleApps.com Job 11:3 Biblia Paralela Job 11:3 Chinese Bible Job 11:3 French Bible Job 11:3 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 11:3 Should your boastings make men hold their (Jb) |
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