Job 29:9

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Job 29:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible

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.

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,

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Job 4:2

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

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.

Proverbs 10:19

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

James 1:19

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

Job 21:5

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

Job 40:4

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

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?”

Proverbs 30:32

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