Job 13:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

If only you would keep silent, it would be wisdom for you.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 17:28 : 28 Even a fool is considered wise if they keep silent, and discerning when they shut their lips.
  • Eccl 5:3 : 3 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, for He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you promise.
  • Jas 1:19 : 19 My beloved brothers and sisters, let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger.
  • Job 13:13 : 13 Be silent and let me speak. Whatever happens to me, let it come!
  • Job 16:3 : 3 Will your words of wind never end? Or what provokes you to answer?
  • Job 18:2 : 2 How long will you keep putting an end to words? Consider, and then we will speak.
  • Job 19:2 : 2 How long will you torment my soul and crush me with words?
  • Job 21:2-3 : 2 Listen carefully to my words, and let this be your consolation. 3 Bear with me while I speak, and after I have spoken, you may mock.
  • Job 32:1 : 1 So these three men stopped answering Job because he considered himself righteous in his own eyes.
  • Job 11:3 : 3 Will your empty talk silence others? Will you mock without anyone to rebuke you?
  • Amos 5:13 : 13 Therefore, the prudent person will keep silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 33:33
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    33But if not, listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.

  • Prov 17:27-28
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    76%

    27The one who holds back his words has knowledge, and the one who is calm in spirit is a person of understanding.

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  • Job 13:6
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    6Listen now to my argument and pay attention to the contentions of my lips.

  • Amos 5:13
    74%

    13Therefore, the prudent person will keep silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.

  • Job 11:5
    74%

    5But oh, that God would speak and open His lips against you,

  • Prov 11:12
    73%

    12Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.

  • Job 33:31
    73%

    31Pay attention, Job, listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.

  • Job 13:4
    73%

    4Yet you, however, are smearers of falsehood; all of you are worthless physicians.

  • Job 13:13
    73%

    13Be silent and let me speak. Whatever happens to me, let it come!

  • Prov 29:11
    72%

    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Prov 30:32
    72%

    32If you have acted foolishly by exalting yourself, or if you have devised evil, put your hand over your mouth.

  • Job 11:3
    72%

    3Will your empty talk silence others? Will you mock without anyone to rebuke you?

  • Job 29:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9Leaders refrained from speaking and laid their hands on their mouths.

    10The voices of nobles quieted, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.

  • 1 Cor 14:30
    72%

    30If something is revealed to another sitting there, the first speaker should stop.

  • Prov 5:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1My son, pay attention to my wisdom; listen carefully to my understanding.

    2So you may preserve discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge.

  • Eccl 9:17
    71%

    17The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler among fools.

  • Prov 10:19
    71%

    19When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but the one who restrains his lips is wise.

  • Ps 39:2
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    2I said, 'I will guard my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will keep a muzzle on my mouth while the wicked are in my presence.'

  • Job 15:8-9
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    71%

    8Have you listened to the secret counsel of God and limited wisdom to yourself?

    9What do you know that we do not know? What insight do you have that is not with us?

  • Prov 8:5
    71%

    5Understand prudence, you simple ones; and you fools, gain a discerning heart.

  • Job 34:35
    71%

    35Job speaks without knowledge, and his words lack insight.

  • Job 21:5
    70%

    5Look at me and be appalled, and lay your hand over your mouth.

  • Job 13:19
    70%

    19Who can contend with me? For now, if I am silent, I will perish.

  • Job 34:16
    70%

    16If you have understanding, listen to this; pay attention to the sound of my words.

  • Job 3:13
    70%

    13For now I would have lain down and been quiet; I would have slept, then I would be at rest.

  • Hab 2:20
    70%

    20But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.

  • Ps 31:18
    70%

    18O LORD, let me not be put to shame, for I have called out to you. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them be silent in the grave.

  • Prov 23:9
    70%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.

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    1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

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    13That you turn your spirit against God and let words escape from your mouth?

  • Prov 14:33
    70%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

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    21People listened to me and waited, and they kept silent for my counsel.

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    5It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.

  • Job 6:24
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    24Teach me, and I will be silent; help me understand where I have gone astray.

  • Job 15:3
    69%

    3Should he argue in a way that is useless and speak words that bring no benefit?

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    69%

    4Do not wear yourself out trying to become rich; stop relying on your own understanding.

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    69%

    2Dreams come from too much activity, and a fool’s voice is known by many words.

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    69%

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    13Who is the person who desires life and loves many days to see good?

  • Prov 20:3
    69%

    3It is honorable for a person to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

  • Jas 3:13
    69%

    13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show his works by his good conduct with the humility that comes from wisdom.

  • Job 34:2
    69%

    2Listen to my words, you wise ones; and to those with understanding, give ear to me.

  • Prov 25:8
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    8Do not go hastily to court, lest you do something in the end that leaves you humiliated when your neighbor puts you to shame.

  • Prov 26:5
    69%

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

  • Ps 50:21
    69%

    21These things you have done, and I kept silent; you thought I was like you. But I will rebuke you and lay the case before your eyes.

  • Job 15:5
    69%

    5For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.