9Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth.


In Context

6 When washing my goings with butter, And the firm rock is with me rivulets of oil.

7 When I go out to the gate by the city, In a broad place I prepare my seat.

8 Seen me have youths, and they, been hidden, And the aged have risen — they stood up.

9 Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth.

10 The voice of leaders hath been hidden, And their tongue to the palate hath cleaved.

11 For the ear heard, and declareth me happy, And the eye hath seen, and testifieth to me.

Job 29:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:9The princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand on their mouth.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

29:9the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

29:9The princes ceased to speak, and laid the finger on their mouth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

29:9The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:9Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

29:9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:9The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.