Other translations
American Standard Version
Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words without knowledge.
Darby Bible Translation
For Job hath opened his mouth in vanity, and made words abundant without knowledge.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
Therefore Job openeth his mouth in vain, and multiplieth words without knowledge.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Job opens his mouth in empty talk; he multiplies words without knowledge.”
God's Word
Job opens his mouth for no good reason and talks a lot without having any knowledge."
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge.
International Standard Version
When he began speaking, he communicated only worthlessness; he added words upon words without knowing anything."
NET Bible
So Job opens his mouth to no purpose; without knowledge he multiplies words."
New American Standard Bible
So Job opens his mouth emptily; He multiplies words without knowledge."
New International Version
So Job opens his mouth with empty talk; without knowledge he multiplies words."
New Living Translation
But you are talking nonsense, Job. You have spoken like a fool."
Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
The World English Bible
Therefore Job opens his mouth with empty talk, and he multiplies words without knowledge."
EasyEnglish Bible
So, Job, you do not understand what you are saying. You speak a lot of words but they do not mean anything.’
Young‘s Literal Translation
And Job [with] vanity doth open his mouth, Without knowledge words he multiplieth.
New Life Version
Job opens his mouth with empty talk. He speaks many words without much learning.”
The Voice Bible
Job opens his mouth and out comes empty talk. Yes, he heaps up words with ignorance.
Living Bible
Job, you have spoken like a fool.”
New Catholic Bible
Job gives vent to his anger with empty talk and babbles a stream of utter nonsense.”
Legacy Standard Bible
So Job opens his mouth vainly; He multiplies words without knowledge.”
Jubilee Bible 2000
therefore, Job opened his mouth in vain and multiplied words without knowledge.
Christian Standard Bible
Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge.
Amplified Bible © 1954
Job uselessly opens his mouth and multiplies words without knowledge [drawing the worthless conclusion that the righteous have no more advantage than the wicked].
New Century Version
So Job is only speaking nonsense, saying many words without knowing what is true.”
The Message
“Job, you talk sheer nonsense— nonstop nonsense!”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
Job opens his mouth pointlessly, and he heaps up words without knowledge.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Job opens his mouth in empty talk, he multiplies words without knowledge.”
Good News Translation®
It is useless for you to go on talking; it is clear you don't know what you are saying.
Wycliffe Bible
Therefore Job openeth his mouth in vain, and multiplieth words without knowing. (and so Job openeth his mouth in vain, or futility, and multiplieth words without knowledge.)
Contemporary English Version
Everything you have said adds up to nonsense.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Job opens his mouth in empty talk, he multiplies words without knowledge.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Job opens his mouth in empty talk; he multiplies words without knowledge.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Job opens his mouth in empty talk, he multiplies words without knowledge.’
Common English Bible © 2011
So Job mouths emptiness; he piles up ignorant words.
Amplified Bible © 2015
Job uselessly opens his mouth And multiplies words without knowledge [drawing the worthless conclusion that the righteous have no more advantage than the wicked].”
English Standard Version Anglicised
Job opens his mouth in empty talk; he multiplies words without knowledge.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Yet Job to no purpose opens his mouth, multiplying words without knowledge.
New American Standard Bible
So Job opens his mouth with empty words; He multiplies words without knowledge.”
The Expanded Bible
So Job is only speaking ·nonsense [meaningless things], saying many words ·without knowing what is true [ignorantly].”
Tree of Life Version
So Job opens his mouth with nonsense, without knowledge he multiplies words.”
Revised Standard Version
Job opens his mouth in empty talk, he multiplies words without knowledge.”
New International Reader's Version
So you say things that don’t mean anything. You use a lot of words, but you don’t know what you are talking about.”
BRG Bible
Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
Complete Jewish Bible
So Iyov is being futile when he opens his mouth; he is piling up words without knowledge.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Job opens his mouth in empty talk, he multiplies words without knowledge.’
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Therefore doth Iyov open his mouth hevel (in vain); he multiplieth words without da’as.
Names of God Bible
Job opens his mouth for no good reason and talks a lot without having any knowledge.”
Modern English Version
therefore Job opens his mouth in vain; he multiplies words without knowledge.”
Easy-to-Read Version
So he continues his worthless talking. Everything he has said shows he does not know what he is talking about.”
International Children’s Bible
So Job is only speaking useless words. He says many words without knowing what is true.”
Lexham English Bible
therefore Job opens his mouth in empty talk— without knowledge he multiplies words.”
New International Version - UK
So Job opens his mouth with empty talk; without knowledge he multiplies words.’