Job 29:9
Job · Old Testament · Chapter 29
“The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.”Job 29:9
What Does Job 29:9 Mean?
Job 29:9 is found in the book of Job, chapter 29, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Job 29:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Job 40:4“Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.”Job 21:5“Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.”Judges 18:19“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?”Job 1:3“His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.”Proverbs 10:19“In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.”Job 29:21“Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.”Proverbs 30:32“If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.”Micah 7:16“The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.”James 1:19“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:”Job 4:2“If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?”Job 7:11“Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.”Isaiah 52:15“So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.”Proverbs 31:8“Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.”
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