Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes food? New Living Translation The ear tests the words it hears just as the mouth distinguishes between foods. English Standard Version Does not the ear test words as the palate tastes food? Berean Standard Bible Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food? King James Bible Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat? New King James Version Does not the ear test words And the mouth taste its food? New American Standard Bible “Does the ear not put words to the test, As the palate tastes its food? NASB 1995 “Does not the ear test words, As the palate tastes its food? NASB 1977 “Does not the ear test words, As the palate tastes its food? Legacy Standard Bible Does not the ear test words, As the palate tastes its food? Amplified Bible “Does the ear not put words to the test, Just as the palate tastes its food [distinguishing between the desirable and the undesirable]? Christian Standard Bible Doesn’t the ear test words as the palate tastes food? Holman Christian Standard Bible Doesn’t the ear test words as the palate tastes food? American Standard Version Doth not the ear try words, Even as the palate tasteth its food? Aramaic Bible in Plain English The ear hears words and the palate tastes food Brenton Septuagint Translation For the ear tries words, and the palate tastes meats. Contemporary English Version We hear with our ears, taste with our tongues, Douay-Rheims Bible Doth not the ear discern words, and the palate of him that eateth, the taste? English Revised Version Doth not the ear try words, even as the palate tasteth its meat? GOD'S WORD® Translation Doesn't the ear distinguish sounds and the tongue taste food? Good News Translation But just as your tongue enjoys tasting food, your ears enjoy hearing words. International Standard Version The ear scrutinizes speech just as the palate tastes food." JPS Tanakh 1917 Doth not the ear try words, Even as the palate tasteth its food? Literal Standard Version Does the ear not try words? And the palate taste food for itself? Majority Standard Bible Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food? New American Bible Does not the ear judge words as the mouth tastes food? NET Bible Does not the ear test words, as the tongue tastes food? New Revised Standard Version Does not the ear test words as the palate tastes food? New Heart English Bible Doesn't the ear try words, even as the palate tastes its food? Webster's Bible Translation Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste its food? World English Bible Doesn’t the ear try words, even as the palate tastes its food? Young's Literal Translation Doth not the ear try words? And the palate taste food for itself? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Job Responds to Zophar…10The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind. 11Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food? 12Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.… Cross References Job 6:30 Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice? Job 34:3 For the ear tests words as the mouth tastes food. Treasury of Scripture Does not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat? Doth Job 34:3 For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. 1 Corinthians 10:15 I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say. Philippians 1:10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; mouth. Job 6:30 Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things? Jump to Previous Ear Food Itself Meat Mouth Palate Taste Tasted Tastes Tasteth Test Tested Tongue Try WordsJump to Next Ear Food Itself Meat Mouth Palate Taste Tasted Tastes Tasteth Test Tested Tongue Try WordsJob 12 1. Job maintains himself against his friends that reprove him7. He acknowledges the doctrine of God's omnipotence (11) Doth not the ear try words?--Bildad had appealed to the wisdom of authority and tradition, but Job reminds him that it is given to the wise man not to accept everything he has received, but to discriminate. He allows that wisdom is the prerogative of age, but reminds him that the Ancient of Days must needs be wise indeed.Verse 11. - Doth not the ear try words? and the month taste his meat? rather, as the palate tasteth its meat? (see the Revised Version). In other words, "Is it not as much the business of the ear to discriminate between wise and unwise words, as of the palate to determine between pleasant and unpleasant tastes?" The bearing of the verse on the general argument is not clear. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Does notהֲלֹא־ (hă·lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no the ear אֹ֭זֶן (’ō·zen) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear test תִּבְחָ֑ן (tiḇ·ḥān) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 974: To test, to investigate words מִלִּ֣ין (mil·lîn) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4405: A word, a discourse, a topic as the tongue וְ֝חֵ֗ךְ (wə·ḥêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2441: Palate, roof of the mouth, gums tastes יִטְעַם־ (yiṭ·‘am-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2938: To taste, to perceive its לֽוֹ׃ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew food? אֹ֣כֶל (’ō·ḵel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 400: Food Links Job 12:11 NIVJob 12:11 NLT Job 12:11 ESV Job 12:11 NASB Job 12:11 KJV Job 12:11 BibleApps.com Job 12:11 Biblia Paralela Job 12:11 Chinese Bible Job 12:11 French Bible Job 12:11 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Job 12:11 Doesn't the ear try words even as (Jb) |
    |