32:15 32:15

Job 32:16

32:17 32:17

Bible Versions

When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood still, [and] answered no more;)
When I had waited {H3176},(for they spake {H1696} not, but stood still {H5975}, and answered {H6030} no more;)
But must I wait just because they don't speak, just because they stand there, stuck for an answer?
Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand and no longer reply?
And shall I wait, because they speak not, Because they stand still, and answer no more?
Note: Commentary is generated by AI with a directive for Biblical fidelity. Always rely on the Holy Spirit for discernment. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.
  • Job 13:5

    O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
  • Amos 5:13

    Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it [is] an evil time.
  • Proverbs 17:28

    Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding.
  • James 1:19

    ¶ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
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