Job 29:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The rulers kept quiet, and put their hands on their mouths;

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 21:5 : 5 Take note of me and be full of wonder, put your hand on your mouth.
  • Job 40:4 : 4 Have you an arm like God? have you a voice of thunder like his?
  • Prov 10:19 : 19 Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.
  • Prov 30:32 : 32 If you have done foolishly in lifting yourself up, or if you have had evil designs, put your hand over your mouth.
  • 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;
  • Judg 18:19 : 19 And they said to him, Be quiet; say nothing, and come with us and be our father and priest; is it better for you to be priest to one man's house or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?
  • Job 4:2 : 2 If one says a word, will it be a weariness to you? but who is able to keep from saying what is in his mind?
  • Job 7:11 : 11 So I will not keep my mouth shut; I will let the words come from it in the pain of my spirit, my soul will make a bitter outcry.

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    8The young men saw me, and went away, and the old men got up from their seats;

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    32If you have done foolishly in lifting yourself up, or if you have had evil designs, put your hand over your mouth.

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    16The nations will see and be shamed because of all their strength; they will put their hands on their mouths, their ears will be stopped.

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    27He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense.

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    27Then all the rulers came to Jeremiah, questioning him: and he gave them an answer in the words the king had given him orders to say. So they said nothing more to him; for the thing was not made public.

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    11A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.

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    18Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.

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