Job 13:5

New Century Version

I wish you would just stop talking; then you would really be wise!

Cross References

Job 11:3

Your lies do not make people quiet; people should correct you when you make fun of God.

Job 13:13

“Be quiet and let me speak. Let things happen to me as they will.

Job 13:6

Listen to my argument, and hear the pleading of my lips.

Job 16:3

Will your long-winded speeches never end? What makes you keep on arguing?

Job 18:2

“When will you stop these speeches? Be sensible, and then we can talk.

Job 19:2

“How long will you hurt me and crush me with your words?

Job 21:5

Look at me and be shocked; put your hand over your mouth in shock.

Job 32:1

These three men stopped trying to answer Job, because he was so sure he was right.

Job 32:16

Now they are standing there with no answers for Job. Now that they are quiet, must I wait to speak?

Proverbs 17:28

Even fools seem to be wise if they keep quiet; if they don’t speak, they appear to understand.

Ecclesiastes 5:3

The saying is true: Bad dreams come from too much worrying, and too many words come from foolish people.

Amos 5:13

In such times the wise person will keep quiet, because it is a bad time.

James 1:19

My dear brothers and sisters, always be willing to listen and slow to speak. Do not become angry easily,