Job 29:21

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

To me they have hearkened, Yea, they wait, and are silent for my counsel.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 29:9-9 : 9 Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth. 10 The voice of leaders hath been hidden, And their tongue to the palate hath cleaved.
  • Job 32:11-12 : 11 Lo, I have waited for your words, I give ear unto your reasons, Till ye search out sayings. 12 And unto you I attend, And lo, there is no reasoner for Job, `Or' answerer of his sayings among you.

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    22After my word they change not, And on them doth my speech drop,

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  • Job 32:15-16
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    15(They have broken down, They have not answered again, They removed from themselves words.

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  • Job 32:10-12
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    76%

    10Therefore I have said: Hearken to me, I do shew my opinion -- even I.

    11Lo, I have waited for your words, I give ear unto your reasons, Till ye search out sayings.

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    8Seen me have youths, and they, been hidden, And the aged have risen -- they stood up.

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    31Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I -- I do speak.

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    1To the Overseer, to Jeduthun. -- A Psalm of David. I have said, `I observe my ways, Against sinning with my tongue, I keep for my mouth a curb, while the wicked `is' before me.'

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    33If there are not -- hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.

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    34Let men of heart say to me, And a wise man is hearkening to me.

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    23Give ear, and hear my voice, Attend, and hear my saying:

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    13And I, as deaf, hear not. And as a dumb one who openeth not his mouth.

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    17The words of the wise in quiet are heard, More than the cry of a ruler over fools.

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    2Hear, O wise men, my words, And, O knowing ones, give ear to me.

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    24And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And give attention to sayings of my mouth.

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    28Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent!

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    28And I see that there is no man, Yea, of these that there is no counsellor, And I ask them, and they return word:

  • Jer 18:19
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    19Give attention, O Jehovah, unto me, And hearken to the voice of those contending with me.

  • Job 13:5-6
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    5O that ye would keep perfectly silent, And it would be to you for wisdom.

    6Hear, I pray you, my argument, And to the pleadings of my lips attend,

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    3When I have kept silence, become old have my bones, Through my roaring all the day.

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    5Turn unto me, and be astonished, And put hand to mouth.

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    2Hear ye diligently my word, And this is your consolation.

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    17Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,

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    17Hear ye diligently my word, And my declaration with your ears.

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    1My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,

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    12And unto me a thing is secretly brought, And receive doth mine ear a little of it.

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    1An Instruction of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law, Incline your ear to sayings of my mouth.

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    16And if `there is' understanding, hear this, Give ear to the voice of my words.

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    33And whoso is hearkening to me dwelleth confidently, And `is' quiet from fear of evil!'

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    20My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,

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    21And they keep silent, and have not answered him a word, for a command of the king is, saying, `Do not answer him.'

  • Job 13:19
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    19Who `is' he that doth strive with me? For now I keep silent and gasp.

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    11A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.

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    3And not dazzled are the eyes of beholders, And the ears of hearers do attend.

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    13and after they are silent, James answered, saying, `Men, brethren, hearken to me;

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    34Because I fear a great multitude, And the contempt of families doth affright me, Then I am silent, I go not out of the opening.

  • Job 6:24
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    24Shew me, and I -- I keep silent, And what I have erred, let me understand.

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    9I have been dumb, I open not my mouth, Because Thou -- Thou hast done `it'.