Job 11:2

Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

Cross-references

Job 8:2 Parallel

Job 8:2 similarly rebukes Job for 'words of your mouth be a great wind'—another friend accusing him of empty talk.

Job 12:2 Parallel

Job 12:2 sarcastically mocks his friends' claim to wisdom—a direct rebuttal to Zophar's criticism of many words.

Job 13:7 Parallel

Job 13:7 accuses the friends of speaking falsely for God—shifting the blame from Job's many words to their deceit.

Job 15:2 Parallel

Job 15:2 asks if a wise man answers with 'windy knowledge'—Eliphaz echoes Zophar's criticism of empty speech.

Job 16:2 Parallel

Job 16:2 calls them 'miserable comforters'—Job turns the accusation of many words back on his friends.

Job 16:4 Parallel

Job 16:4 says he could also 'join words together' against them—mirroring Zophar's point about speaking many words.

Job 34:37 Parallel

Job 34:37 accuses Job of 'multiplying his words against God'—Elihu repeats Zophar's charge.

Job 16:3 Parallel

In Job 16:3, Job similarly questions Eliphaz's vain words, echoing Zophar's complaint about excessive talk.

Job 18:2 Parallel

In Job 18:2, Bildad also complains about endless words, continuing the same theme as Zophar's question.

Proverbs 10:19 Related theme

Proverbs 10:19 directly states that many words lead to sin, supporting Zophar's critique of Job's lengthy speech.