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Job 29:9

Job chapter 29 · verse 9 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;

Context

v.8The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged rose up and stood;

v.9This passage

v.10The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 10:19

    In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

  • Judges 18:19

    And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be priest unto the house of one man, or to be priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

  • James 1:19

    Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

  • Proverbs 30:32

    If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.

  • Job 7:11

    Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

  • Job 40:4

    Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.