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Job 12:11
11We use our mouths to taste food. And we use our ears to test what we hear.
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
9Any of them could tell you that the Lord has done this. 10He has authority over the life of all the animals. He gives breath to all people so that they can live. We use our mouths to taste food. And we use our ears to test what we hear. 12Old people are often wise. People who have lived for a long time understand things better. 13God is wise and he is also powerful. He understands things and he gives good advice.
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 34:3You recognize nice food when you eat it. So you should recognize the value of my words.
- 1 Corinthians 10:15You are people who think carefully about things. So think about what I am saying to you.
- Philippians 1:10Then you will be able to choose what is best in the way that you live. Then, on the day when Christ returns, you will be completely clean. You will not be guilty of any bad thing.
- Hebrews 5:14People who have grown up eat proper food. In the same way, people who have been believers for a long time should understand more about God's message. They should have learned about what is good and about what is bad. They should know the difference between those.
- 1 Peter 2:3Do this, because you have already begun to know how kind the Lord is to you.
- Job 6:30I have not spoken any lies. I know what is right and what is wrong.
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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