Job 29:9
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
In Context
8The young men saw me and hid themselves, and the aged rose up and stood;
10The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
Cross References
Job 4:2If one venture a word unto thee, wilt thou be weary? But who can withhold himself from speaking?
Job 21:5Turn unto me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
Proverbs 10:19In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
Matthew Henry on Job 29:8-18
7 When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street! 8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up. 9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. 10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. 11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me: 12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. 13 The… Read the whole commentary →