Job 29:9

A Conservative Version

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

Cross References

Job 21:5

Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

James 1:19

Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.

Proverbs 30:32

If thou have done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou have thought evil, [lay] thy hand upon thy mouth.

Proverbs 10:19

Transgression is not lacking in the multitude of words, but he who refrains his lips does wisely.

Job 40:4

Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.

Job 7:11

Therefore I will not refrain my mouth. I will speak in the anguish of my spirit. I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

Job 4:2

If a man tries to converse with thee, will thou be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?

Judges 18:19

And they said to him, Hold thy peace, lay thy hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for thee to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

Job 29:8

The young men saw me and hid themselves, and the aged rose up and stood.

Job 29:21

To me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel.