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Job 29:9

7 When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,

8 the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.

The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.

10 The voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.

11 For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.
KJV
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
WEB
The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
ASV
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
DARBY
Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth;
BLB
the princes refrained from words, and they put a hand on their mouth;
ÅB
høvdinger lot være å tale og la hånden på sin munn;
OTB
Lederne sluttet å tale
Og la hendene på munnen;
B1930
høvdinger lot være å tale og la hånden på sin munn;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Job 21:5

    Look at me and be appalled; put your hand over your mouth.

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  • Proverbs 10:19

    When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

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  • Job 40:4

    “Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.

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  • James 1:19

    My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

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  • Proverbs 30:32

    If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.

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  • 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?”

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  • Job 7:11

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

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  • Job 4:2

    “If one ventures a word with you, will you be wearied? Yet who can keep from speaking?

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