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Job 12:11
11Does the ear not put words to the test, Just as the palate tastes its food [distinguishing between the desirable and the undesirable]?
Job 12:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat?
- New International Version (NIV)Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes food?
- English Standard Version (ESV)Does not the ear test words as the palate tastes food?
- New King James Version (NKJV)Does not the ear test words And the mouth taste its food?
Context of Job 12:11
9Who among all these does not recognize [in all these things that good and evil are randomly scattered throughout nature and human life] That the hand of the Lord has done this, 10In whose hand is the life of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind? Does the ear not put words to the test, Just as the palate tastes its food [distinguishing between the desirable and the undesirable]? 12With the aged [you say] is wisdom, And with long life is understanding. 13“But [only] with Him are [perfect] wisdom and might; He [alone] has [true] counsel and understanding.
Read all of Job 12Job 12:11 word by word
הֲלֹא־אֹ֭זֶן מִלִּ֣ין תִּבְחָ֑ן וְ֝חֵ֗ךְ אֹ֣כֶל יִטְעַם־לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Job 12:11
- Job 34:3For the ear puts words to the test As the palate tastes food.
- 1 Corinthians 10:15I am speaking as to wise and sensible people; judge [carefully and thoughtfully consider] for yourselves what I say.
- Philippians 1:10so that you may learn to recognize and treasure what is excellent [identifying the best, and distinguishing moral differences], and that you may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ [actually living lives that lead others away from sin];
- Hebrews 5:14But solid food is for the [spiritually] mature, whose senses are trained by practice to distinguish between what is morally good and what is evil.
- 1 Peter 2:3if in fact you have [already] tasted the goodness and gracious kindness of the Lord.
- Job 6:30Is there injustice or malice on my tongue? Can my palate not discern what is destructive?
Commentaries on Job 12:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Doth not the ear try words? - All these are common-place sayings. Ye have advanced nothing new; ye have cast no light upon the dispensations of Providence.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Doth not the ear try words? - The literal meaning of this, which is evidently a proverbial expression, is plain; but about its bearing here there is more difficulty. The literal sense is, that it is the office of the ear to mark the distinction of sounds, and to convey the sense to the soul. But in regard to the exact bearing of this proverb on the case in hand, commentators have not been agreed. Probably the sense is, that there ought to be a diligent…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 Job appeals to facts. The most audacious robbers, oppressors, and impious wretches, often prosper. Yet this is not by fortune or chance; the Lord orders these things. Worldly prosperity is of small value in his sight: he has better things for his children. Job resolves all into the absolute proprietorship which God has in all the creatures. He demands from his friends liberty to judge of what they had said; he appeals to any fair judgment…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11the tongue tastes its food: See 6:6–7.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. As the mouth by tasting meats selects what pleases it, so the ear tries the words of others and retains what is convincing. Each chooses according to his taste. The connection with Job 12:12 is in reference to Bildad's appeal to the "ancients" (Job 8:8). You are right in appealing to them, since "with them was wisdom," &c. But you select such proverbs of theirs as suit your views; so I may borrow from the same such as suit mine.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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