Job 35:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Job 35:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Job 35:16 is a verse from the book of Job in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Job 35:16 — KJV
“Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.”
— Job 35:16 (KJV)
Job 35:16 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 35:16
“Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.”
Shares key themes with Job 35:16: therefore, open, mouth
“Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.”
Shares key themes with Job 35:16: job, words, without
“He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open:”
Shares key themes with Job 35:16: open, words, knowledge
“And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good. with...: Heb. with one mouth”
Shares key themes with Job 35:16: therefore, mouth, words
“Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?”
Shares key themes with Job 35:16: doth, mouth, words
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