Job 40:4
“Behold, I am of little importance and contemptible; what can I reply to You?
I lay my hand on my mouth.
Job 29:9
The princes stopped talking
And put their hands on their mouths;
Job 21:5
“Look at me and be astonished and appalled;
And put your hand over your mouth.
Job 42:6
“Therefore I retract [my words and hate myself]
And I repent in dust and ashes.”
Judges 18:19
They said to him, “Keep quiet, put your hand over your mouth and come with us, and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man, or to be a priest to a tribe and family in Israel?”
Ezra 9:6
and I said, “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, for our wrongdoings have risen higher than our heads and our guilt has grown to the heavens.
Genesis 18:27
Abraham answered, “Now behold, I who am but dust [in origin] and ashes have decided to speak to the Lord.
Genesis 32:10
I am unworthy of all the lovingkindness and compassion and of all the faithfulness which You have shown to Your servant. With only my staff [long ago] I crossed over this Jordan, and now I have become [blessed and increased into these] two groups [of people].
2 Samuel 24:10
But David’s heart (conscience) troubled him after he had counted the people. David said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Lord, please take away the sin of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
1 Kings 19:4
But he himself traveled a day’s journey into the wilderness, and he came and sat down under a juniper tree and asked [God] that he might die. He said, “It is enough; now, O Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”
Ezra 9:15
O Lord God of Israel, You are [uncompromisingly] just (righteous), for we have been left as survivors, as it is this day. Behold, we are before You in our guilt, for no one can stand before You because of this.”
Nehemiah 9:33
“However, You are just and righteous in everything that has come upon us;
For You have dealt faithfully, but we have acted wickedly.
Job 9:31-35
You would still plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes would hate me [and refuse to cover my foul body].
Job 16:21
“Oh, that a man would mediate and plead with God [for me]
Just as a man [mediates and pleads] with his neighbor and friend.
Job 23:4-7
“I would present my cause before Him
And fill my mouth with arguments.
Job 31:37
“I would count out to Him the number of my steps [with every detail of my life],
Approaching His presence as if I were a prince.
Psalm 39:9
“I am mute, I do not open my mouth,
Because it is You who has done it.
Psalm 51:4-5
Against You, You only, have I sinned
And done that which is evil in Your sight,
So that You are justified when You speak [Your sentence]
And faultless in Your judgment.
Proverbs 30:32
If you have foolishly exalted yourself,
Or if you have plotted evil, put your hand on your mouth.
Isaiah 6:5
Then I said,
Because I am a man of [ceremonially] unclean lips,
And I live among a people of unclean lips;
For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.”
Isaiah 53:6
All of us like sheep have gone astray,
We have turned, each one, to his own way;
But the Lord has caused the wickedness of us all [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing]
To fall on Him [instead of us].
Isaiah 64:6
For we all have become like one who is [ceremonially] unclean [like a leper],
And all our deeds of righteousness are like filthy rags;
We all wither and decay like a leaf,
And our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing], like the wind, takes us away [carrying us far from God’s favor, toward destruction].
Daniel 9:5
we have sinned and committed wrong, and have behaved wickedly and have rebelled, turning away from Your commandments and ordinances.
Daniel 9:7
“Righteousness belongs to You, O Lord, but to us confusion and open shame, as it is this day—to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those who are nearby and those who are far away, in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of the [treacherous] acts of unfaithfulness which they have committed against You.
Micah 7:16
The [pagan] nations shall see [God’s omnipotence in delivering Israel] and be ashamed
Of all their might [which cannot be compared to His].
They shall put their hand on their mouth [in silent astonishment];
Their ears shall be deaf.
Habakkuk 2:20
“But the Lord is in His holy temple.
Let all the earth hush and be silent before Him.”
Zechariah 2:13
“Be still before the Lord, all mankind; for He is roused (raised up) from His holy habitation [in response to His persecuted people].”
Luke 5:8
But when Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Go away from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”
Luke 15:18-19
Luke 18:13
1 Timothy 1:15
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Behold
I will
General references
Bible References
Behold
“Therefore I retract [my words and hate myself]
And I repent in dust and ashes.”
“However, You are just and righteous in everything that has come upon us;
For You have dealt faithfully, but we have acted wickedly.
Against You, You only, have I sinned
And done that which is evil in Your sight,
So that You are justified when You speak [Your sentence]
And faultless in Your judgment.
Because I am a man of [ceremonially] unclean lips,
And I live among a people of unclean lips;
For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.”
All of us like sheep have gone astray,
We have turned, each one, to his own way;
But the Lord has caused the wickedness of us all [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing]
To fall on Him [instead of us].
For we all have become like one who is [ceremonially] unclean [like a leper],
And all our deeds of righteousness are like filthy rags;
We all wither and decay like a leaf,
And our wickedness [our sin, our injustice, our wrongdoing], like the wind, takes us away [carrying us far from God’s favor, toward destruction].
What
You would still plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes would hate me [and refuse to cover my foul body].
“Oh, that a man would mediate and plead with God [for me]
Just as a man [mediates and pleads] with his neighbor and friend.
“I would present my cause before Him
And fill my mouth with arguments.
“I would count out to Him the number of my steps [with every detail of my life],
Approaching His presence as if I were a prince.
I will
“Look at me and be astonished and appalled;
And put your hand over your mouth.
The princes stopped talking
And put their hands on their mouths;
“I am mute, I do not open my mouth,
Because it is You who has done it.
If you have foolishly exalted yourself,
Or if you have plotted evil, put your hand on your mouth.
The [pagan] nations shall see [God’s omnipotence in delivering Israel] and be ashamed
Of all their might [which cannot be compared to His].
They shall put their hand on their mouth [in silent astonishment];
Their ears shall be deaf.
“But the Lord is in His holy temple.
Let all the earth hush and be silent before Him.”
General references
“But oh, that God would speak,
And open His lips [to speak] against you,
“What you know I also know;
I am not inferior to you.
“For has anyone said to God,
‘I have endured my chastisement;
I will not offend anymore;
“I am mute, I do not open my mouth,
Because it is You who has done it.