Job 13:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom!”
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BSBPD
“If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom!”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! And it would be your wisdom.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“O that ye would keep perfectly silent, And it would be to you for wisdom.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 13:5 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 11:3Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke?
- Job 13:13Be silent, and I will speak. Then let come to me what may.
- Job 16:3Is there no end to your long-winded speeches? What provokes you to continue testifying?
- Job 18:2“How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.
- Job 19:2“How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?
- Job 21:2“Listen carefully to my words; let this be your consolation to me.
- Job 32:1So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
- Job 32:16Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand and no longer reply?
- Proverbs 17:28Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.
- Ecclesiastes 5:3As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.
- Amos 5:13Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.
- James 1:19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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