Job 13:5

New International Reader's Version

I wish you would keep your mouths shut! Then people would think you were wise.

Cross References

Job 11:3

Your useless talk won’t keep us quiet. Someone has to correct you when you make fun of truth.

Job 13:13

“So be quiet and let me speak. Then I won’t care what happens to me.

Job 13:6

Listen to my case. Listen as I make my appeal.

Job 16:3

Your speeches go on forever. Won’t they ever end? What’s wrong with you? Why do you keep on arguing?

Job 18:2

“Job, when will you stop these speeches of yours? Be reasonable! Then we can talk.

Job 19:2

“How long will you people make me suffer? How long will you crush me with your words?

Job 21:5

Look at me and be shocked. Put your hand over your mouth and stop talking!

Job 32:1

So the three men stopped answering Job, because he thought he was right.

Job 32:16

Do I have to keep on waiting, now that they are silent? They are just standing there with nothing to say.

Proverbs 17:28

We think even foolish people are wise if they keep silent. We think they understand what is right if they control their tongues.

Ecclesiastes 5:3

Many worries result in dreams. Many words result in foolish talk.

Amos 5:13

So those who are wise keep quiet in times like these. That’s because the times are evil.

James 1:19

My dear brothers and sisters, pay attention to what I say. Everyone should be quick to listen. But they should be slow to speak. They should be slow to get angry.