Job 29:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.”
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BSBPD
“The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 29:9 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 18:19“Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”
- Job 4:2“If one ventures a word with you, will you be wearied? Yet who can keep from speaking?
- Job 7:11Therefore I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
- Job 21:5Look at me and be appalled; put your hand over your mouth.
- Job 40:4“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
- Proverbs 10:19When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
- Proverbs 30:32If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.
- James 1:19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
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