Job 32:16
And I have waited. But because they do not speak, because they stand there and answer no more,
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Referenced Verses
- Job 13:5 : 5 If only you would keep completely silent! For you, that would be wisdom.
- Prov 17:28 : 28 Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.
- Amos 5:13 : 13 For this reason whoever is smart keeps quiet in such a time, for it is an evil time.
- Jas 1:19 : 19 Living Out the Message Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.
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23 They waited for me as people wait for the rain, and they opened their mouths as for the spring rains.
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