Job 2:10
New King James Version
10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. (A)Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?” (B)In all this Job did not (C)sin with his lips.
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Job 33:33
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Footnotes
- Job 33:33 Keep silent
Psalm 39:1
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Prayer for Wisdom and Forgiveness
To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
39 I said, “I will guard my ways,
Lest I sin with my (A)tongue;
I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle,
While the wicked are before me.”
Psalm 141:3
New King James Version
3 Set a guard, O Lord, over my (A)mouth;
Keep watch over the door of my lips.
Proverbs 10:19
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Proverbs 11:12
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12 He who [a]is devoid of wisdom despises his neighbor,
But a man of understanding holds his peace.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 11:12 Lit. lacks heart
Proverbs 17:27
New King James Version
27 (A)He who has knowledge spares his words,
And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.
Ecclesiastes 5:2
New King James Version
2 Do not be (A)rash with your mouth,
And let not your heart utter anything hastily before God.
For God is in heaven, and you on earth;
Therefore let your words (B)be few.
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