“Should not the multitude of words be answered?
And should [a]a man full of talk be vindicated?

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  1. Job 11:2 Lit. a man of lips

Qualities Needed in Trials

19 [a]So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, (A)slow to speak, (B)slow to wrath;

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  1. James 1:19 NU Know this or This you know

19 (A)In the multitude of words sin is not lacking,
But (B)he who restrains his lips is wise.

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“How long till you put an end to words?
Gain understanding, and afterward we will speak.

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18 [a]Then certain Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, “What does this [b]babbler want to say?”

Others said, “He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods,” because he preached to them (A)Jesus and the resurrection.

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  1. Acts 17:18 NU, M add also
  2. Acts 17:18 Lit. seed picker, an idler who makes a living picking up scraps

11 Let not a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

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Shall [a]words of wind have an end?
Or what provokes you that you answer?

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Footnotes

  1. Job 16:3 Empty words

“How long will you speak these things,
And the words of your mouth be like a strong wind?

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