Parallel Verses
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.
International Standard Version
Nobles would refrain from speaking, covering 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
Verse Info
Context Readings
Job's Final Defense
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The young men would see me and hide themselves, and the aged would arise and stand.
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Cross References
Job 21:5
Look upon me and be astonished and lay your hand upon your mouth.
Judges 18:19
And they said unto him, Silence, lay thy hand upon thy mouth and go with us to be our father and priest; is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family of Israel?
Job 4:2
If we attempt to commune with thee, thou wilt be grieved. But who can withhold himself from speaking?
Job 7:11
Therefore, I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
Job 40:4
Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand over my mouth.
Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words there is no lack of rebellion, but he that refrains his lips is wise.
Proverbs 30:32
If thou hast fallen, it is because thou hast lifted thyself up; and if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
James 1:19
Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;