Verse 5

If only you would keep quiet, it would be a sign of wisdom!

Referenced Verses

• Prov 17:28 : 28 Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.
• Eccl 5:3 : 3 When you take an oath before God, put it quickly into effect, because he has no pleasure in the foolish; keep the oath you have taken.
• Jas 1:19 : 19 You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;
• Job 13:13 : 13 Keep quiet, and let me say what is in my mind, whatever may come to me.
• Job 16:3 : 3 May words which are like the wind be stopped? or what is troubling you to make answer to them?
• Job 18:2 : 2 How long will it be before you have done talking? Get wisdom, and then we will say what is in our minds.
• Job 19:2 : 2 How long will you make my life bitter, crushing me with words?
• Job 21:2-3 : 2 Give attention with care to my words; and let this be your comfort. 3 Let me say what is in my mind, and after that, go on making sport of me.
• Job 32:1 : 1 So these three men gave no more answers to Job, because he seemed to himself to be right.
• Job 11:3 : 3 Are your words of pride to make men keep quiet? and are you to make sport, with no one to put you to shame?
• Amos 5:13 : 13 So the wise will say nothing in that time; for it is an evil time.