Job 20:2

Geneva Bible (1560)

Doubtles my thoughts cause me to answere, and therefore I make haste.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 4:2 : 2 If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieued? but who can withholde himselfe from speaking?
  • Job 13:19 : 19 Who is he, that will pleade with me? for if I nowe holde my tongue, I dye.
  • Job 20:3 : 3 I haue heard the correction of my reproch: therefore the spirite of mine vnderstanding causeth me to answere.
  • Job 32:13-20 : 13 Lest ye should say, We haue found wisedome: for God hath cast him downe, and no man. 14 Yet hath he not directed his words to me, neyther will I answere him by your wordes. 15 Then they fearing, answered no more, but left off their talke. 16 When I had wayted (for they spake not, but stood still and answered no more) 17 Then answered I in my turne, and I shewed mine opinion. 18 For I am full of matter, and the spirite within me compelleth me. 19 Beholde, my belly is as the wine, which hath no vent, and like the new bottels that brast. 20 Therefore will I speake, that I may take breath: I will open my lippes, and will answere.
  • Ps 31:22 : 22 Though I said in mine haste, I am cast out of thy sight, yet thou heardest the voyce of my prayer, when I cryed vnto thee.
  • Ps 39:2-3 : 2 I was dumme & spake nothing: I kept silece euen from good, and my sorow was more stirred. 3 Mine heart was hote within me, and while I was musing, the fire kindeled, and I spake with my tongue, saying,
  • Ps 116:11 : 11 I said in my feare, All men are lyers.
  • Prov 14:29 : 29 He that is slowe to wrath, is of great wisdome: but he that is of an hastie minde, exalteth follie.
  • Prov 29:20 : 20 Seest thou a man hastie in his matters? there is more hope of a foole, then of him.
  • Eccl 7:9 : 9 (7:11) Be not thou of an hastie spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosome of fooles.
  • Jer 20:9 : 9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speake any more in his Name. But his worde was in mine heart as a burning fire shut vp in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not stay.
  • Mark 6:25 : 25 Then she came in straightway with haste vnto the King, & asked, saying, I would that thou shouldest giue me euen now in a charger the head of Iohn Baptist.
  • Rom 10:2 : 2 For I beare them record, that they haue the zeale of God, but not according to knowledge.
  • Jas 1:19 : 19 Wherefore my deare brethren, let euery man be swift to heare, slowe to speake, and slowe to wrath.

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