Job 32:16
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When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand and no longer reply?
In other translations
When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand and no longer reply?
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Job 13:5O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom!
- James 1:19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
- Amos 5:13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.
- Proverbs 17:28Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.
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