Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Nobles would refrain from speaking, covering their mouths with their hands.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
Holman Bible
and covered their mouths with their hands.
A Conservative Version
The rulers refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
American Standard Version
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
Amplified
The princes stopped talking
And put their hands on their mouths;
Bible in Basic English
The rulers kept quiet, and put their hands on their mouths;
Darby Translation
Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth;
Julia Smith Translation
Chiefs held back in words, and they will put the hand to the mouth.
King James 2000
The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Officials refrained from talking, and they laid [their] hand on their mouth.
Modern King James verseion
The rulers held back from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
when the princes left of their talking, and laid their hand to their mouth;
NET Bible
the chief men refrained from talking and covered their mouths with their hands;
New Heart English Bible
The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
The Emphasized Bible
Rulers, restrained speech, and, a hand, laid they on their mouth;
Webster
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
World English Bible
The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
Youngs Literal Translation
Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 29:9
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Context Readings
Job's Final Defense
8 The young men would see me and withdraw, and the aged would rise and stand. 9 Nobles would refrain from speaking, covering their mouths with their hands. 10 The voices of the commanders-in-chief were hushed, and their tongues would cling to the roofs of their mouths."
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Cross References
Job 21:5
Look at me, be appalled, and then shut up!
Judges 18:19
They told him, "Shut up and keep quiet. Come with us and be our spiritual father and priest. It's better for you, isn't it, to be a priest to an entire tribe and family in Israel than to be priest to the home of one man?"
Job 4:2
"Will you get offended if somebody tries to talk to you? Who can keep from speaking at a time like this?
Job 7:11
"In addition, I won't keep my opinion to myself; I'll speak from my distressed spirit; I'll complain with my bitter soul.
Job 40:4
"I must look insignificant to you! How can I answer you? I'm speechless.
Proverbs 10:19
Transgression is at work where people talk too much, but anyone who holds his tongue is prudent.
Proverbs 30:32
If you've foolishly exalted yourself or if you've plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.
James 1:19
You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.