Job 29:21
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
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- Job 29:9-9 : 9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. 10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
- Job 32:11-12 : 11 Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say. 12 Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:
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22 After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
24 If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
- Job 32:15-162 verses76%
15 They were amazed, they answered no more: they left off speaking.
16 When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)
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10 Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion.
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12 Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, there was none of you that convinced Job, or that answered his words:
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8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
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31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak.
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1 I 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.
2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
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33 If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.
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34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man hearken unto me.
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23 Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
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13 But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
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17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
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2 Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
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24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
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1 Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.
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28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
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28 For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
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19 Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
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5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
6 Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
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3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
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5 Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
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2 Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.
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17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
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17 Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.
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1 My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
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12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
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1 Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
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16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
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33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
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20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
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11 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
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1 Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.
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28 He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
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3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
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13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:
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34 Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
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24 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
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9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.