Job 13:5

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Woulde God ye kept your tongue, for then might ye be taken for wise men.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 17:28 : 28 Yea, a very foole when he holdeth his tongue is counted wise: and he that stoppeth his lippes is esteemed prudent.
  • Eccl 5:3 : 3 For where much carefulnesse is, there are many dreames: and where many wordes are, there men may heare fooles.
  • Jas 1:19 : 19 Wherfore my deare brethre, let euery man be swyft to heare, slowe to speake, slowe to wrath.
  • Job 13:13 : 13 Holde your tongues for my sake, that I also may speake, and my sorowe shalbe the lesse.
  • Job 16:3 : 3 Shall not vaine wordes come yet to an ende? Or what maketh thee bolde so to aunswere?
  • Job 18:2 : 2 When wyll ye make an ende of your wordes? Marke well, and then we wyll speake.
  • Job 19:2 : 2 How long wyll ye vexe my soule, and trouble me with wordes?
  • Job 21:2-3 : 2 O heare diligently my wordes, and that shalbe in steede of your consolations, 3 Suffer me that I may speake, and when I haue spoken mocke on.
  • Job 32:1 : 1 So these three men ceassed to aunswere Iob, because he held him selfe a righteous man.
  • Job 11:3 : 3 Shoulde thy lies make men holde their peace, and when thou mockest others shall no man make thee ashamed?
  • Amos 5:13 : 13 Therfore the wise shall kepe scilence in that time: for it is an euyll time.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 33:33
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    33 If thou hast nothing, then heare me, and hold thy tongue, and I shall teache thee wysdome.

  • Prov 17:27-28
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    76%

    27 A wyse man vseth fewe wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of a pacient spirite.

    28 Yea, a very foole when he holdeth his tongue is counted wise: and he that stoppeth his lippes is esteemed prudent.

  • Job 13:6
    75%

    6 Now heare my reasoning, and ponder the argument of my lippes.

  • Amos 5:13
    74%

    13 Therfore the wise shall kepe scilence in that time: for it is an euyll time.

  • Job 11:5
    74%

    5 But O that God woulde speake, and open his lippes against thee:

  • Prov 11:12
    73%

    12 A foole slaundereth his neyghbour: but a wise man holdeth his peace.

  • Job 33:31
    73%

    31 Marke wel O Iob, and heare me: hold thee still, and I will speake.

  • Job 13:4
    73%

    4 As for you, ye are workmaisters of lyes, and vnprofitable phisitians altogether.

  • Job 13:13
    73%

    13 Holde your tongues for my sake, that I also may speake, and my sorowe shalbe the lesse.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11 A foole vttereth all his mynde at once: but a wyse man kepeth it in tyll afterwarde.

  • Prov 30:32
    72%

    32 If thou hast done foolishly when thou wast in hye estate, or yf thou hast taken euyll counsayle, then lay thine hande vpon thy mouth.

  • Job 11:3
    72%

    3 Shoulde thy lies make men holde their peace, and when thou mockest others shall no man make thee ashamed?

  • Job 29:9-10
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    72%

    9 The princes left of their talking, and layed their hand to their mouth:

    10 The mightie kept still their voyce, and their tongue cleaued to the roofe of their mouth.

  • 1 Cor 14:30
    72%

    30 If any reuelation be made to another that sitteth by, let ye first holde his peace.

  • Prov 5:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1 My sonne geue heede vnto my wisdome, and bowe thyne eare vnto my prudence:

    2 That thou mayest regarde good counsell, and that thy lippes may kepe knowledge.

  • Eccl 9:17
    71%

    17 A wyse mans counsayle that is folowed in scilence, is farre aboue the crying of a captaine among fooles.

  • Prov 10:19
    71%

    19 Where much babblyng is, there must needes be offence: and he that refrayneth his lippes, is wyse.

  • Ps 39:2
    71%

    2 I became dumbe through scilence, I helde my peace from speakyng of good wordes: but the more was my sorowe increased.

  • Job 15:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8 Hast thou heard the secret counsell of God? and doest thou restraine wysdome to thee?

    9 What knowest thou, that we knowe not? And what vnderstandest thou, but we can the same?

  • Prov 8:5
    71%

    5 Take heede vnto knowledge O ye ignoraunt, be ye wise in heart O ye fooles.

  • Job 34:35
    71%

    35 Iob hath not spoken of knowledge, neither were his wordes according to wysdome.

  • Job 21:5
    70%

    5 Marke me well and be abashed, and lay your hande vpon your mouth.

  • Job 13:19
    70%

    19 What is he that wyll go to lawe with me? if I now holde my tongue I dye.

  • Job 34:16
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    16 If thou nowe haue vnderstanding, heare what I say, and hearken to the voyce of my wordes:

  • Job 3:13
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    13 Then should I nowe haue lyen stil, I shoulde haue slept, and ben at rest,

  • Hab 2:20
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    20 But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth kepe scilence before hym.

  • Ps 31:18
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    18 Let the lying lippes be put to scilence: which speake against ye righteous greeuous thinges with disdaine & contempt.

  • Prov 23:9
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    9 Tell nothing into the eares of a foole: for he wyll despise the wysdome of thy wordes.

  • Prov 15:1
    70%

    1 A soft aunswere appeaseth wrath: but rough wordes stirre vp anger.

  • Job 15:13
    70%

    13 That thy minde is so pufte vp against God, and lettest such wordes go out of thy mouth?

  • Prov 14:33
    70%

    33 Wisdome resteth in the heart of hym that hath vnderstandyng, and it shalbe knowen among them that are vnlearned.

  • Job 29:21
    70%

    21 Unto me men gaue eare, me they regarded, and with scilence they taried for my counsell.

  • Eccl 7:5
    69%

    5 It is better to geue eare to the chastening of a wyse man, then to heare the songue of fooles:

  • Job 6:24
    69%

    24 Teache me, and I will hold my tong: and wherin I haue erred; cause me to vnderstande.

  • Job 15:3
    69%

    3 Shall he reproue with a worde that is nothing worth, & speake the thinges which can do no good?

  • Prov 23:4
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    4 Take not ouer great trauayle to be riche, beware of suche a purpose.

  • Eccl 5:2
    69%

    2 Be not hastye with thy mouth, and let not thine heart speake any thyng rashly before God: For God is in heauen, and thou vpon earth, therfore let thy wordes be fewe.

  • Ps 109:1
    69%

    1 To the chiefe musition, a psalme of Dauid. Holde not thy tongue: O thou the Lorde of my prayse.

  • Ps 34:13
    69%

    13 Kepe thy tongue from euill: and thy lippes that they speake no guyle.

  • Prov 20:3
    69%

    3 It is a mans honour to kepe him selfe from strife: but euery foole wyll be medling.

  • Jas 3:13
    69%

    13 Who is a wise man, and endued with knoweledge among you? let him shewe his workes out of good conuersation with mekenesse of wisdome.

  • Job 34:2
    69%

    2 Heare my wordes O ye wise men, hearken vnto me ye that haue vnderstanding:

  • Prov 25:8
    69%

    8 Be not hastie to go to lawe: lest haplye thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbour hath confounded thee.

  • Prov 26:5
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    5 But make the foole an aunswere to his foolishnesse, lest he be wyse in his owne conceipt.

  • Ps 50:21
    69%

    21 These thynges hast thou done and I helde my tongue, thou thoughtest that I am euen such a one as thou thy selfe art: but I wyll reproue thee, and I wyll set foorth in order before thine eyes all that thou hast done.

  • Job 15:5
    69%

    5 For thy mouth setteth forth thyne owne iniquitie, seeing thou hast chosen the tongue of the craftie.