Job 29:9

City officials stopped talking
and covered their mouths with their hands.

Job 21:5

Look at me and shudder;
put your hand over your mouth.

They told him, “Be quiet. Keep your mouth shut. Come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or for you to be a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”

Job 4:2

Should anyone try to speak with you
when you are exhausted?
Yet who can keep from speaking?

Job 7:11

Therefore I will not restrain my mouth.
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

Job 40:4

I am so insignificant. How can I answer You?
I place my hand over my mouth.

Proverbs 10:19

When there are many words, sin is unavoidable,
but the one who controls his lips is wise.

Proverbs 30:32

If you have been foolish by exalting yourself
or if you’ve been scheming,
put your hand over your mouth.

James 1:19

My dearly loved brothers, understand this: Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

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Summary

Job 29:9

The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

Refrained

Laid

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