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Job 29:10
Job 29:10 is verse 10 of Job chapter 29, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
The voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.
King James Version
The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
World English Bible
The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
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Job 29:8–12 · Berean Standard Bible
8 the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.
9 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,
12 because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 137:6May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!
Ezekiel 3:26I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, though they are a rebellious house.