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 saw me and withdrew, and the aged rose up and stood.
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Cross References
Job 21:5
Look at me, and be appalled, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
Judges 18:19
They told him: Be quiet. Do not say a word. Come with us and be our priest and adviser. Is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man, or to be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?
Job 4:2
If someone tries to talk to you, will you become impatient? But who can keep from talking?
Job 7:11
I will not keep from speaking. I must express my anguish. I must complain in my bitterness.
Job 40:4
I am so insignificant. How can I answer you? I will put my hand over my mouth.
Proverbs 10:19
Sin does not hide from a multitude of words. The wise controls his lips.
Proverbs 30:32
If you foolishly exalted yourself, or if you thought evil, lay your hand upon your mouth.
James 1:19
You know this, my beloved brothers. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger.