Judges 18:19

They told him, "Shut up and keep quiet. Come with us and be our spiritual father and priest. It's better for you, isn't it, to be a priest to an entire tribe and family in Israel than to be priest to the home of one man?"

Judges 17:10

So Micah replied, "Come live with me! You can be a spiritual father to me, as well as a priest. I'll pay you ten silver coins a year, plus a priestly uniform and an income." So the descendant of Levi moved in.

Job 21:5

Look at me, be appalled, and then shut up!

Job 29:9

Nobles would refrain from speaking, covering their mouths with their hands.

Micah 7:16

The nations will look on and will be ashamed in spite of all their power; they will cup their hands over their mouths, and their ears will be deaf.

Proverbs 30:32

If you've foolishly exalted yourself or if you've plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.

2 Kings 6:21

When the king of Israel saw Elisha, he asked him, "Shall I execute them, my father?"

2 Kings 8:8-9

So the king told Hazael, "Take a gift with you and go meet the man of God. Inquire of the LORD through him and ask, "Will I recover from this sickness?'"

2 Kings 13:14

When Elisha fell ill with the sickness from which he was about to die, King Joash of Israel came down to see him, wept in his presence, and told him, "My father, Israel's chariots and horsemen!"

Job 40:4-5

"I must look insignificant to you! How can I answer you? I'm speechless.

Matthew 23:9

And don't call anyone on earth "Father,' because you have only one Father, the one in heaven.

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Summary

And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

Bible References

Lay thine

Job 21:5
Look at me, be appalled, and then shut up!
Job 29:9
Nobles would refrain from speaking, covering their mouths with their hands.
Job 40:4
"I must look insignificant to you! How can I answer you? I'm speechless.
Proverbs 30:32
If you've foolishly exalted yourself or if you've plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.
Micah 7:16
The nations will look on and will be ashamed in spite of all their power; they will cup their hands over their mouths, and their ears will be deaf.

A father

Judges 17:10
So Micah replied, "Come live with me! You can be a spiritual father to me, as well as a priest. I'll pay you ten silver coins a year, plus a priestly uniform and an income." So the descendant of Levi moved in.
2 Kings 6:21
When the king of Israel saw Elisha, he asked him, "Shall I execute them, my father?"
2 Kings 8:8
So the king told Hazael, "Take a gift with you and go meet the man of God. Inquire of the LORD through him and ask, "Will I recover from this sickness?'"
2 Kings 13:14
When Elisha fell ill with the sickness from which he was about to die, King Joash of Israel came down to see him, wept in his presence, and told him, "My father, Israel's chariots and horsemen!"
Matthew 23:9
And don't call anyone on earth "Father,' because you have only one Father, the one in heaven.

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