Job 33:2

‘Job speaks without knowledge. His words are without wisdom.’

I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will solve my riddle on the harp.

Doesn’t the ear try words, even as the palate tastes its food?

“Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

to understand a proverb, and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.

He took up his parable, and said, “From Aram has Balak brought me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East. Come, curse Jacob for me. Come, defy Israel.

After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed the day of his birth.

His delight will be in the fear of Yahweh. He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears;

Utter a parable to the rebellious house, and tell them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says, “Put the cauldron on the fire. Put it on, and also pour water into it.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.”

Without a parable he didn’t speak to them; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.

I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. But the time is coming when I will no more speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don’t curse.

But he who is spiritual discerns all things, and he himself is judged by no one.

not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.

On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he made a feast for all his servants, and he lifted up the head of the chief cup bearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants.

and the children of Israel said to them, “We wish that we had died by Yahweh’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots, when we ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”

When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to test Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great caravan, including camels that bore spices, gold in abundance, and precious stones. When she had come to Solomon, she talked with him about all that was in her heart.

Can that which has no flavor be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the white of an egg?

Is there injustice on my tongue? Can’t my taste discern mischievous things?

Though I am righteous, my own mouth will condemn me. Though I am blameless, it will prove me perverse.

What you know, I know also. I am not inferior to you.

I also could speak as you do. If your soul were in my soul’s place, I could join words together against you, and shake my head at you,

Job again took up his parable, and said,

(yes, I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse);

For the ear tries words, as the palate tastes food.

For he adds rebellion to his sin. He claps his hands among us, and multiplies his words against God.”

Therefore Job opens his mouth with empty talk, and he multiplies words without knowledge.”

I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,

because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.

The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

Don’t be rash with your mouth, and don’t let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.

Don’t allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Don’t protest before the messenger that this was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?

A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn’t know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?

You have magnified yourselves against me with your mouth, and have multiplied your words against me. I have heard it.”

He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow.

Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.

He taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,

Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Jesus.

Peter opened his mouth and said, “Truly I perceive that God doesn’t show favoritism;

But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime, you Jews, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you;

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But we speak God’s wisdom in a mystery, the wisdom that has been hidden, which God foreordained before the worlds for our glory,

For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.

on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,

so that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ,

But solid food is for those who are full grown, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil.

And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.

He opened his mouth for blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his dwelling, those who dwell in heaven.

In all this, Job didn’t sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.

But stretch out your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce you to your face.”

“Let the day perish in which I was born, the night which said, ‘There is a boy conceived.’

Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.