Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Chiefs held back in words, and they will put the hand to the mouth.
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;
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
8 The young men saw me and hid themselves, and the old men rose up and stood. 9 Chiefs held back in words, and they will put the hand to the mouth. 10 The voice the leaders hid, and their tongue was joined to their palate.
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Cross References
Job 21:5
Look to me and be astonished, and put the hand upon the mouth.
Judges 18:19
And they will say to him, Be silent; put thy hand upon thy mouth and go with us, and be to us for father and for priest: is it good for thee to be priest to the house of one man, or for thee to be priest to a tribe and to a family in Israel?
Job 4:2
Trying the word to thee shalt thou be weary? who shall be able to with hold in speaking?
Job 7:11
Also I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in the straitness of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
Job 40:4
Behold, I was vile; what shall I turn back to thee? I put my hand to my mouth.
Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words transgression shall not cease: and he withholding his lips is prudent
Proverbs 30:32
If thou wert foolish in lifting up thyself, and if thou purposed, the hand to the mouth.
James 1:19
Wherefore, my dearly beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger: