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Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes food?

Does not the ear test words as the palate tastes food?

The ear tests the words it hears just as the mouth distinguishes between foods.

Doesn’t the ear test words as the palate tastes food?

Doth not the ear try words? And the mouth taste his meat?

Does not the ear test words And the mouth taste its food?

“But ask the animals what they think—let them teach you; let the birds tell you what’s going on. Put your ear to the earth—learn the basics. Listen—the fish in the ocean will tell you their stories. Isn’t it clear that they all know and agree that GOD is sovereign, that he holds all things in his hand— Every living soul, yes, every breathing creature? Isn’t this all just common sense, as common as the sense of taste? Do you think the elderly have a corner on wisdom, that you have to grow old before you understand life?

“Does the ear not put words to the test, As the palate tastes its food?

“Does the ear not put words to the test, Just as the palate tastes its food [distinguishing between the desirable and the undesirable]?

Does not the ear test words, as the tongue tastes food?