Job 29:9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

City officials stopped talking and covered their mouths with their hands.

Cross References

Job 21:5

Look at me and shudder; put your hand over your mouth.

James 1:19

My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

Proverbs 30:32

If you have been foolish by exalting yourself or if you’ve been scheming, put your hand over your mouth.

Proverbs 10:19

When there are many words, sin is unavoidable, but the one who controls his lips is prudent.

Job 40:4

I am so insignificant. How can I answer you? I place my hand over my mouth.

Job 7:11

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

Job 4:2

Should anyone try to speak with you when you are exhausted? Yet who can keep from speaking?

Judges 18:19

They told him, ‘Be quiet. Keep your mouth shut.  , Come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or for you to be a priest for a tribe and family in Israel? ’

Job 29:8

the young men saw me and withdrew, while older men stood to their feet.

Job 29:21

Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my advice.