Job 29:21

Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 29:9-9 : 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.
  • Job 32:11-12 : 11 For when I had wayted till ye made an end of your talking, and hearde your wysdome, what argumentes ye made in your communication, 12 Yea when I had diligently pondred what ye sayde, I found not one of you that made any good argument against Iob, that directly could make aunswere vnto his wordes,

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  • Job 29:22-24
    3 verses
    81%

    22 After my woordes they replied not, and my talke dropped vpon them.

    23 They wayted for me as for the raine: and gaped vpon me, as the grounde doeth to receaue the latter shoure.

    24 When I laughed, they beleued it not, & the light of my countenaunce would they not put out.

  • Job 32:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15 For they were so abashed, that they coulde not make aunswere, nor speake one worde.

    16 When I had wayted (for they spake not, but stoode still and aunswered no more:)

  • Job 32:10-12
    3 verses
    76%

    10 Therefore I say, heare me, and I wil shewe you also myne vnderstanding.

    11 For when I had wayted till ye made an end of your talking, and hearde your wysdome, what argumentes ye made in your communication,

    12 Yea when I had diligently pondred what ye sayde, I found not one of you that made any good argument against Iob, that directly could make aunswere vnto his wordes,

  • Job 29:8-11
    4 verses
    75%

    8 The young men saw me and hid them selues, and the aged arose, and stoode vp.

    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.

    11 When the eare heard me, it blessed me: & when the eye sawe me, it gaue witnesse to me:

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

  • Ps 39:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 To the chiefe musition Ieduthun, a psalme of Dauid. I sayde to my selfe I wyll take heede to my wayes, that I offende not in my tongue: I wyll kepe my mouth as it were with a brydell, whylest the vngodly is in my syght.

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

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

  • 34 Let men of vnderstanding tell me, and let a wyse man hearken vnto me.

  • 23 Heare ye then, and hearken vnto my voyce, consider and ponder my speache.

  • Ps 38:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13 As for me, as one deafe I woulde not heare: and I was as one that is dumbe who coulde not open his mouth.

    14 I became euen as a man that heareth not: and who hath no replies in his mouth.

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

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

  • 24 Heare me now therfore O my chylde, and marke the wordes of my mouth:

  • 1 Be styll you Ilandes and hearken vnto me: let the people lay their strength together, let them come hither, and then shew their cause: we will go to the lawe together.

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

  • 28 But when I consider, there is not a man among them, nor any that can geue counsayle, nor that when I examine them that can aunswere one worde.

  • 19 Consider me O Lorde, and heare the voyce of mine enemies.

  • Job 13:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

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

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

  • 3 For whyle I helde my tongue: my bones consumed away through my dayly roaring.

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

  • 2 O heare diligently my wordes, and that shalbe in steede of your consolations,

  • 17 Bowe downe thyne eare, and heare the wordes of the wise: applie thy mind vnto my doctrine:

  • 17 Heare diligently my wordes, and ponder my sayinges with your eares.

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

  • 12 But wheras a thing was hyd from me, yet myne care hath receaued a litle therof.

  • 1 A wise instruction of Asaph. Heare my lawe O my people: enclyne your eares vnto the wordes of my mouth.

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

  • 33 But whoso hearkeneth vnto me, shal dwell safely, and be sure from any feare of euyll.

  • 20 My sonne marke my wordes, and encline thyne eare vnto my sayinges:

  • 21 Unto this Hezekias messengers helde their tongues, and aunswered not one worde: for the kyng had charged them that they should geue him no aunswere.

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

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

  • 1 Wherefore heare my wordes O Iob, and hearken vnto all that I will say:

  • 28 He sitteth alone, he holdeth hym styll, because he hath taken the Lordes yoke vpon hym.

  • 3 The eyes of the seeing shall not be dim, and the eares of them that heare shall take diligent heede.

  • 13 And when they helde their peace, Iames aunswered, saying: Men and brethren, hearken vnto me.

  • 34 Though I coulde haue made afeard a great multitude, yet the most contemptible of the families dyd feare me: so I kept scilence, and went not out of the doore.

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

  • 9 I became dumbe, and opened not my mouth: for it was thy doyng.