Job 40:4 KJV
Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
Job 40:4, King James Version
In context
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.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 30:32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.
- Job 29:9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.