Job 12:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 12:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 12:11 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat? mouth: Heb. palate" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 12:11 — KJV
“Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his meat? mouth: Heb. palate”
— Job 12:11 (KJV)
Job 12:11 in Context — About the Book of Job
Job is the Bible's deepest wrestle with undeserved suffering. A blameless man loses everything, sits in ashes, and refuses easy answers — from his friends or himself. God answers from the whirlwind not with explanations but with Himself, and Job's fortunes are restored double.
Cross-References for Job 12:11
“For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. mouth: Heb. palate”
Shares key themes with Job 12:11: ear, words, mouth
“How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! taste: Heb. palate”
Shares key themes with Job 12:11: words, mouth, taste
“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. strength: Heb. rock”
Shares key themes with Job 12:11: ear, words, mouth
“Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?”
Shares key themes with Job 12:11: doth, ear, words
“And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. as the...: Heb. according to the coming of the people they sit...: or, my people sit before thee they shew...: Heb. they make loves, or, jests”
Shares key themes with Job 12:11: ear, words, mouth
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