Job 29:9

“The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.”

"The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth." - Job 29:9
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What does Job 29:9 mean?

Job 29:9 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth." This verse is part of a chapter where Job reflects on the days of his prosperity before he experienced suffering and hardship. The book of Job is a complex…

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The Silence of Reverence: Learning from Job's Legacy

In Job 29:9, the King James Version (KJV) tells us, "The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.” This verse captures a profound moment of reverence and respect as we witness the esteemed individuals of Job's time, the princes, silencing themselves in the…

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A Prayer for Wisdom and Reverence in Silence

Dear Heavenly Father, As I come before You in prayer today, I am reminded of the profound wisdom found in the words of Job 29:9: "The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth." Lord, I seek to understand not only the circumstances behind this verse but also…

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Job 29:9 - "The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth."
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"If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?" - Job 9:29
Job 29:1 - "Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,"
"Moreover Job continued his parable, and said," - Job 29:1
Job 9:1 - "Then Job answered and said,"
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Job 30:29 - "I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls."
Job 41:29 - "Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear."
Job 29:10 - "The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth."
Job 33:29 - "Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man,"
Job 29:23 - "And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain."
Job 29:14 - "I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem."
Job 36:29 - "Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?"
Job 29:20 - "My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand."
Job 29:24 - "If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down."
Job 29:17 - "And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth."
"Then Job answered and said," - Job 9:1
Job 29:4 - "As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;"
Job 29:5 - "When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;"
Job 21:29 - "Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,"
Job 29:8 - "The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up."
Job 1:9 - "Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?"
Job 20:29 - "This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God."
Job 29:16 - "I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out."
Job 39:29 - "From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off."
Job 29:2 - "Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;"
Job 29:21 - "Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel."
Job 29:22 - "After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them."