Judges 18:19

and they say to him, 'Keep silent, lay thy hand on thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us for a father and for a priest: is it better thy being a priest to the house of one man, or thy being priest to a tribe and to a family in Israel?'

Judges 17:10

And Micah saith to him, 'Dwell with me, and be to me for a father and for a priest, and I give to thee ten silverlings for the days, and a suit of garments, and thy sustenance;' and the Levite goeth in.

Job 21:5

Turn unto me, and be astonished, And put hand to mouth.

Job 29:9

Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth.

Micah 7:16

See do nations, and they are ashamed of all their might, They lay a hand on the mouth, their ears are deaf.

Proverbs 30:32

If thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself, And if thou hast devised evil -- hand to mouth!

2 Kings 6:21

And the king of Israel saith unto Elisha, at his seeing them, 'Do I smite -- do I smite -- my father?'

2 Kings 8:8-9

And the king saith unto Hazael, 'Take in thy hand a present, and go to meet the man of God, and thou hast sought Jehovah by him, saying, Do I revive from this sickness?'

2 Kings 13:14

And Elisha hath been sick with his sickness in which he dieth, and come down unto him doth Joash king of Israel, and weepeth on his face, and saith, 'My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and its horsemen.'

Job 40:4-5

Lo, I have been vile, What do I return to Thee? My hand I have placed on my mouth.

Matthew 23:9

and ye may not call any your father on the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens,

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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
Turn unto me, and be astonished, And put hand to mouth.
Job 29:9
Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth.
Job 40:4
Lo, I have been vile, What do I return to Thee? My hand I have placed on my mouth.
Proverbs 30:32
If thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself, And if thou hast devised evil -- hand to mouth!
Micah 7:16
See do nations, and they are ashamed of all their might, They lay a hand on the mouth, their ears are deaf.

A father

Judges 17:10
And Micah saith to him, 'Dwell with me, and be to me for a father and for a priest, and I give to thee ten silverlings for the days, and a suit of garments, and thy sustenance;' and the Levite goeth in.
2 Kings 6:21
And the king of Israel saith unto Elisha, at his seeing them, 'Do I smite -- do I smite -- my father?'
2 Kings 8:8
And the king saith unto Hazael, 'Take in thy hand a present, and go to meet the man of God, and thou hast sought Jehovah by him, saying, Do I revive from this sickness?'
2 Kings 13:14
And Elisha hath been sick with his sickness in which he dieth, and come down unto him doth Joash king of Israel, and weepeth on his face, and saith, 'My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and its horsemen.'
Matthew 23:9
and ye may not call any your father on the earth, for one is your Father, who is in the heavens,