Job 13:5
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 13
“O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.”Job 13:5
What Does Job 13:5 Mean?
Job 13:5 is found in the book of Job, chapter 13, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Job 13:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 17:28“Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.”James 1:19“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:”Job 13:13“Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will.”Ecclesiastes 5:3“For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.”Job 18:2“How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.”Job 6:25“How forcible are right words! but what doth your arguing reprove?”Job 11:3“Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?”Job 15:8“Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?”Job 15:17“I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare;”Job 16:3“Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?”Job 19:2“How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?”Job 21:2“Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.”Job 26:3“How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?”Job 32:1“So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.”Job 32:16“When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, and answered no more;)”Amos 5:13“Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.”
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