Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
Oh that ye would, altogether held your peace, and it should serve you for wisdom!
New American Standard Bible
And that it would become your wisdom!
King James Version
O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
Holman Bible
and let that be your wisdom!
International Standard Version
I wish you'd all just shut up. Then at least you would appear to be wise.
A Conservative Version
O that ye would altogether be silent! And it would be your wisdom.
American Standard Version
Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! And it would be your wisdom.
Amplified
“Oh, that you would be completely silent,
And that silence would be your wisdom!
Bible in Basic English
If only you would keep quiet, it would be a sign of wisdom!
Darby Translation
Oh that ye would be altogether silent! and it would be your wisdom.
Julia Smith Translation
Who will give silence? Ye shall be silent, and it shall be to you for wisdom.
King James 2000
O that you would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{O that} you would keep completely silent, and [that] it would become wisdom for you.
Modern King James verseion
Oh that you would stop speaking entirely! And it would be your wisdom.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Would God ye kept your tongue, that ye might be taken for wise men!
NET Bible
If only you would keep completely silent! For you, that would be wisdom.
New Heart English Bible
Oh that you would be completely silent. Then you would be wise.
Webster
O that ye would altogether hold your peace and it would be your wisdom.
World English Bible
Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.
Youngs Literal Translation
O that ye would keep perfectly silent, And it would be to you for wisdom.
Interlinear
Nathan
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 13:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Fourth Speech Continues
4 For, in truth, ye, do besmear with falsehood, Worthless physicians, all of you! 5 Oh that ye would, altogether held your peace, and it should serve you for wisdom! 6 Hear, I pray you, the argument of my mouth, and, to the pleadings of my lips, give heed: -
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 17:28
Even a fool, holding his peace, is accounted, wise, - He that closeth his lips, is thought to have understanding.
Job 13:13
Quietly let me alone, that, I, may speak out, then let come on me, what may.
Job 11:3
Shall, thy pratings, cause men to hold their peace? When thou hast mocked, shall there be none to put thee to shame?
Job 16:3
Is there to be an end to windy words? Or what so strongly exciteth thee, that thou must respond?
Job 18:2
How long will ye make a perversion of words? Ye should understand, and, afterwards, we could speak.
Job 19:2
How long will ye grieve my soul? or crush me with words?
Job 21:2-3
Hear ye patiently my words, and let this be your consolation:
Job 32:1
So these three men ceased to respond to Job, because, he, was righteous in their eyes.
Ecclesiastes 5:3
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business, - and, the voice of a dullard, is with a multitude of words.
Amos 5:13
Therefore, the prudent man, at that time, will be dumb, - Because an evil time, it is!
James 1:19
Ye know, my brethren beloved, - but let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,