Job 29:10
the voices of the nobles fell silent, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
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- Ps 137:6 : 6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, and do not give Jerusalem priority over whatever gives me the most joy.
- Ezek 3:26 : 26 I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to reprove them, for they are a rebellious house.
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8the young men would see me and step aside, and the old men would get up and remain standing;
9the chief men refrained from talking and covered their mouths with their hands;
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21Job’s Reputation“People listened to me and waited silently; they kept silent for my advice.
22After I had spoken, they did not respond; my words fell on them drop by drop.
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1For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. I decided,“I will watch what I say and make sure I do not sin with my tongue. I will put a muzzle over my mouth while in the presence of an evil man.”
2I was stone silent; I held back the urge to speak. My frustration grew;
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15Job’s Friends Failed to Answer“They are dismayed and cannot answer any more; they have nothing left to say.
16And I have waited. But because they do not speak, because they stand there and answer no more,
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26I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to reprove them, for they are a rebellious house.
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18May lying lips be silenced– lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!
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21They were silent and did not respond, for the king had ordered,“Don’t respond to him.”
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5If only you would keep completely silent! For you, that would be wisdom.
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36The people were silent and did not respond, for the king had ordered,“Don’t respond to him.”
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28Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.
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32If you have done foolishly by exalting yourself or if you have planned evil, put your hand over your mouth!
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16Nations will see this and be disappointed by all their strength, they will put their hands over their mouths, and act as if they were deaf.
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15While he was saying this to me, I was flat on the ground and unable to speak.
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31The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.
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9I am silent and cannot open my mouth because of what you have done.
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9They speak as if they rule in heaven, and lay claim to the earth.
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13But I am like a deaf man– I hear nothing; I am like a mute who cannot speak.
14I am like a man who cannot hear and is incapable of arguing his defense.
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3When I refused to confess my sin, my whole body wasted away, while I groaned in pain all day long.
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7Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say,“Who hears?”
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27All the officials did indeed come and question Jeremiah. He told them exactly what the king had instructed him to say. They stopped questioning him any further because no one had actually heard their conversation.
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17and ears, but cannot hear. Indeed, they cannot breathe.
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5Look at me and be appalled; put your hands over your mouths.
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11A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.
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20But the LORD is in his majestic palace. The whole earth is speechless in his presence!”
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10They are calloused; they speak arrogantly.
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23The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.
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19When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.
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11Job’s Benevolence“As soon as the ear heard these things, it blessed me, and when the eye saw them, it bore witness to me,
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10The divine verdict is in the words of the king, his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice.
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13The delight of a king is righteous counsel, and he will love the one who speaks uprightly.
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31Pay attention, Job– listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
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13For this reason whoever is smart keeps quiet in such a time, for it is an evil time.
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4The mind that acts rashly will possess discernment and the tongue that stutters will speak with ease and clarity.
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10For the LORD has poured out on you a strong urge to sleep deeply. He has shut your eyes(the prophets), and covered your heads(the seers).
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9As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!
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11Then the Levites quieted all the people saying,“Be quiet, for this day is holy. Do not grieve.”
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11But the king will rejoice in God; everyone who takes oaths in his name will boast, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up.
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30The godly speak wise words and promote justice.
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8Open your mouth on behalf of those unable to speak, for the legal rights of all the dying.
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30And if someone sitting down receives a revelation, the person who is speaking should conclude.
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1For the music director, a psalm of David. O God whom I praise, do not ignore me!
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22Now the hand of the LORD had been on me the evening before the refugee reached me, but the LORD opened my mouth by the time the refugee arrived in the morning; he opened my mouth and I was no longer unable to speak.
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20Should he be informed that I want to speak? If a man speaks, surely he will be swallowed up!
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3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.