Job 13:5

New King James Version

Oh, that you would be silent, And it would be your wisdom!

Cross References

Job 11:3

Should your empty talk make men hold their peace? And when you mock, should no one rebuke you?

Job 13:13

“Hold your peace with me, and let me speak, Then let come on me what may!

Job 13:6

Now hear my reasoning, And heed the pleadings of my lips.

Job 16:3

Shall words of wind have an end? Or what provokes you that you answer?

Job 18:2

“How long till you put an end to words? Gain understanding, and afterward we will speak.

Job 19:2

“How long will you torment my soul, And break me in pieces with words?

Job 21:5

Look at me and be astonished; Put your hand over your mouth.

Job 32:1

So these three men ceased answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

Job 32:16

And I have waited, because they did not speak, Because they stood still and answered no more.

Proverbs 17:28

Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive.

Ecclesiastes 5:3

For a dream comes through much activity, And a fool’s voice is known by his many words.

Amos 5:13

Therefore the prudent keep silent at that time, For it is an evil time.

James 1:19

So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;