Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
Officials refrained from talking, and they laid [their] hand on their 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;
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.
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 Young men saw me and stepped aside, and [the] aged rose up [and] stood. 9 Officials refrained from talking, and they laid [their] hand on their mouth. 10 [The] voices of nobles were hushed, and their tongue stuck to their palate.
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Cross References
Job 21:5
Turn to me and be appalled, and place [your] hand on [your] mouth.
Judges 18:19
And they said to him, "Keep quiet! Put your hand on your mouth and come with us and be for us a father and a priest. Is it better being a priest for a house of one man or being a priest for a tribe and clan in Israel?"
Job 4:2
"[If] someone would test a word with you, would you be offended? But who can refrain from speaking?
Job 7:11
"Even I will not restrain my mouth; I will speak in my spirit's anguish; I will complain in my inner self's bitterness.
Job 40:4
"Look, I am insignificant. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
Proverbs 10:19
In many words, transgression is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent.
Proverbs 30:32
If you have been foolish by exalting yourself, and if you have devised evil, [put your] hand to [your] mouth.
James 1:19
Understand [this], my dear brothers: every person must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,