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Job 29:9

7 When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!

8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

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

10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to 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

    Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

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  • Proverbs 10:19

    In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

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  • Job 40:4

    Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

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  • James 1:19

    Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

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  • Proverbs 30:32

    If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

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  • Judges 18:19

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

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  • 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.

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  • Job 4:2

    If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?

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