Judg 18:19, Job 29:9, 40:4, Psa 39:9, Pro 30:32, Amo 5:13, Mic 7:16 | ESV | STEP | And they said to him, Keep quiet ; put your hand on your mouth and come with us and be to us a father and a priest . Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man , or to be priest to a tribe and clan in Israel ?

Judges 18:19

19 And they said to him, “Keep quiet; ^aput your hand on your mouth and come with us and be to us ^ba father and a priest. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and clan in Israel?”

Job 29:9

9 the princes refrained from talking
and ^claid their hand on their mouth;

Job 40:4

4 “Behold, I am ^dof small account; what shall I answer you?
^eI lay my hand on my mouth.

Psalms 39:9

9 ^fI am mute; I do not open my mouth,
^gfor it is you who have done it.

Proverbs 30:32

32 If you have been foolish, exalting yourself,
or if you have been devising evil,
^hput your hand on your mouth.

Amos 5:13

13 Therefore he who is prudent will ⁱkeep silent in such a time,
^jfor it is an evil time.

Micah 7:16

16 ^kThe nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
^lthey shall lay their hands on their mouths;
their ears shall be deaf;