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Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

Behold, I am vile {H7043}; what shall I answer {H7725} thee? I will lay {H7760} mine hand {H3027} upon {H3926} my mouth {H6310}.

"I am too ashamed; I have nothing to say. I lay my hand over my mouth.

“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.

Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.

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Cross-References

  • Proverbs 30:32 (6 votes)

    If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, [lay] thine hand upon thy mouth.

  • Job 29:9 (6 votes)

    The princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand on their mouth.

  • Job 21:5 (5 votes)

    Mark me, and be astonished, and lay [your] hand upon [your] mouth.

  • Job 42:6 (4 votes)

    Wherefore I abhor [myself], and repent in dust and ashes.

  • Judges 18:19 (3 votes)

    And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: [is it] better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

  • Genesis 32:10 (3 votes)

    I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.

  • Luke 18:13 (3 votes)

    And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as [his] eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.