KJV King James Version
Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
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Job 40:4
Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
WEB World English Bible
“Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.
ASV American Standard Version
Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Lo, I have been vile, What do I return to Thee? My hand I have placed on my mouth.
Surrounding context — Job 40
1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,
2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
6 Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
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Proverbs 30:32If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [lay] thine hand upon thy mouth.Job 29:9The princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand on their mouth.Job 21:5Mark me, and be astonished, and lay [your] hand upon [your] mouth.Job 42:6Wherefore I abhor [myself], and repent in dust and ashes.Ezra 9:6And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over [our] head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.Genesis 18:27And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which [am but] dust and ashes:Judges 18:19And 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?Psalm 39:9I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst [it].Luke 15:18-19I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,Luke 5:8When Simon Peter saw [it], he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.Genesis 32:10I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.1 Timothy 1:15This [is] a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.Micah 7:16The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay [their] hand upon [their] mouth, their ears shall be deaf.Luke 18:13And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as [his] eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.Isaiah 6:5Then said I, Woe [is] me! for I am undone; because I [am] a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.Zechariah 2:13Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.Ezra 9:15O LORD God of Israel, thou [art] righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as [it is] this day: behold, we [are] before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.Isaiah 64:6But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
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