Job 29:10

King James Version 1611 (Original)

The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 137:6 : 6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
  • Ezek 3:26 : 26 And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.

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    8The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

    9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

  • Job 29:21-22
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    21Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

    22After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

  • Ps 39:1-2
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    1I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

    2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

  • Job 32:15-16
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    15They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.

    16When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)

  • Ezek 3:26
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    26And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house.

  • Ps 31:18
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    18Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

  • Isa 36:21
    72%

    21But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

  • Job 13:5
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    5O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.

  • 2 Kgs 18:36
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    36But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

  • Prov 17:28
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    28Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

  • Prov 30:32
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    32If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

  • Mic 7:16
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    16The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.

  • Dan 10:15
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    15And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.

  • Prov 10:31
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    31The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.

  • Ps 39:9
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    9I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

  • Ps 73:9
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    9They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.

  • Ps 38:13-14
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    13But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

    14Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

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    3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

  • Ps 59:7
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    7Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

  • Jer 38:27
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    27Then came all the princes unto Jeremiah, and asked him: and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speaking with him; for the matter was not perceived.

  • Ps 135:17
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    17They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.

  • Job 21:5
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    5Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

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    11A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

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    20But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

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    10They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

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    23Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

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    19In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

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    11When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

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    10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

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    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

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    31Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.

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    13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

  • Isa 32:4
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    4The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.

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    10For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.

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    9As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.

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    11So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.

  • Ps 59:12
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    12For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.

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    30The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

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    8Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

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    30If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.

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    1Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;

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    22Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.

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    20Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.

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    3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.