He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
Psalm 38:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Truly, I am like one who does not hear and in whose mouth is no retort. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Yes, I have become like a man who hears not, in whose mouth are no arguments or replies. American Standard Version (1901) Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs. Common English Bible I’ve become like a person who doesn’t hear what is being said, whose mouth has no good comeback. Catholic Public Domain Version Forgive me, so that I may be refreshed, before I will go forth and be no more. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version O forgive me, that I may be refreshed, before I go hence, and be no more. |
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth.
Therefore the prudent will keep silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.
Put no trust in a friend; have no confidence in a loved one; guard the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your embrace,
They said this to test him, so that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground.