Job 29:21

American Standard Version (1901)

Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 29:9-9 : 9 The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth; 10 The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
  • Job 32:11-12 : 11 Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your reasonings, Whilst ye searched out what to say. 12 Yea, I attended unto you, And, behold, there was none that convinced Job, Or that answered his words, among you.

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    11Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your reasonings, Whilst ye searched out what to say.

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    31Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will speak.

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    1[For the Chief Musician, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David]. I said, I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me.

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    33If not, hearken thou unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.

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    34Men of understanding will say unto me, Yea, every wise man that heareth me:

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    23Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.

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    17The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

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    2Hear my words, ye wise men; And give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.

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    24Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me, And attend to the words of my mouth.

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    19Give heed to me, O Jehovah, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.

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    3When I kept silence, my bones wasted away Through my groaning all the day long.

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    20My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.

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    21But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

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    24Teach me, and I will hold my peace; And cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

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    9I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; Because thou didst it.