Job 13:5
King James Version (KJV)
O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
In context
3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.
4 But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.
5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
6 Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
7 Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully for him?
Job 13:5 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
- WEB World English Bible
- Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom!
- ASV American Standard Version
- Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! And it would be your wisdom.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- O that ye would keep perfectly silent, And it would be to you for wisdom.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Oh that ye would be altogether silent! and it would be your wisdom.
- WBS Webster Bible
- O that ye would altogether hold your peace and it would be your wisdom.