Scripture · Old Testament
Job 29:21
Job 29:21 is verse 21 of Job chapter 29, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.
King James Version
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
World English Bible
“Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
Read in context
Job 29:19–23 · Berean Standard Bible
19 My roots will spread out to the waters, and the dew will rest nightly on my branches.
20 My glory is ever new within me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.’
21 Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.
22 After my words, they spoke no more; my speech settled on them like dew.
23 They waited for me as for rain and drank in my words like spring showers.
Read all of Job 29Hebrew words
Data created by STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Study Job 29:21
Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Job 29:9The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.
Job 29:10The voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.
Job 32:11Indeed, I waited while you spoke; I listened to your reasoning; as you searched for words,
Job 32:12I paid you full attention. But no one proved Job wrong; not one of you rebutted his arguments.