Job 15:2

Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?

Cross-reference

Job 6:26 Parallel

In Job 6:26, Job himself calls his speech 'wind'—the same imagery Eliphaz uses to dismiss Job's words as empty.

Job 8:2 Parallel

In Job 8:2, Bildad accuses Job of speaking 'great wind'—directly parallel to Eliphaz's 'east wind' imagery.

Job 11:2 Parallel

In Job 11:2, Zophar similarly questions whether a talkative man is justified—echoing Eliphaz's accusation of empty knowledge.

Job 11:3 Parallel

In Job 11:3, Zophar calls Job's speech 'babble'—parallel to Eliphaz charging Job with empty, wind-filled talk.

Job 13:2 Contrast

In Job 13:2, Job insists he knows as much as his friends—contrasting Eliphaz's claim that Job's knowledge is empty.

Job 16:3 Parallel

In Job 16:3, Job asks if 'windy words' will ever end—directly echoing Eliphaz's charge of filling oneself with east wind.

Job 34:35 Parallel

In Job 34:35, Elihu repeats the charge that Job speaks without knowledge—reinforcing Eliphaz's accusation of windy knowledge here.

Job 33:3 Contrast

In Job 33:3, Elihu claims his words are from an upright heart—contrasting Eliphaz's accusation here of windy knowledge.

Hosea 12:1 Parallel

In Hosea 12:1, Ephraim feeds on wind and pursues the east wind—mirroring the same wind-fed speech metaphor.

James 3:13 Parallel

In James 3:13, true wisdom is shown by meek conduct—contrasting the empty knowledge Eliphaz condemns here.

In Isaiah 44:20, the idolater feeds on ashes—a metaphor parallel to filling the belly with east wind here, both depict empty consumption.