Verse 9

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

Referenced Verses

• Job 21:5 : 5 Look at me, and be astonished. Lay your hand on your mouth.
• Job 40:4 : 4 "Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
• Prov 10:19 : 19 In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.
• Prov 30:32 : 32 "If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth.
• Jas 1:19 : 19 So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
• Judg 18:19 : 19 They said to him, "Hold your peace, put your hand on your mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?"
• Job 4:2 : 2 "If someone ventures to talk with you, will you be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?
• Job 7:11 : 11 "Therefore I will not keep silent. I will speak in the anguish of my spirit. I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.