Job 32:16

“Shall I wait, because they do not speak,
Because they stop and no longer answer?

Job 13:5

“O that you would be completely silent,
And that it would become your wisdom!

Proverbs 17:28

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.

Amos 5:13

Therefore at such a time the prudent person keeps silent, for it is an evil time.

James 1:19

This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;

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Summary

When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)

Bible References

General references

Job 13:5
“O that you would be completely silent,
And that it would become your wisdom!
Proverbs 17:28
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.
Amos 5:13
Therefore at such a time the prudent person keeps silent, for it is an evil time.
James 1:19
This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;

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