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Job 15:2 — Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

a wise man		Job 11:2,3; Job 13:2; Jam 3:13
vain knowledge		Heb. knowledge of wind. Job 6:26; Job 8:2
fill		Hsa 12:1

Correlating Passages

a wise man

	Job 11:2	Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?
	Job 11:3	Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
	Job 13:2	What ye know, [the same] do I know also: I [am] not inferior unto you.
	Jam 3:13	Who [is] a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

vain knowledge

	Job 6:26	Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, [which are] as wind?
	Job 8:2	How long wilt thou speak these [things]? and [how long shall] the words of thy mouth [be like] a strong wind?

fill

Hsa 12:1

Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.

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Scott, Thomas. "Job 15:2," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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