Job 40:4 · KJV
“Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.”
— Job 40:4
Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
Job 40 — Context
Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct {him}? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
3Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
4Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.
5Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.
6Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
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.
Job 21:5
Mark me, and be astonished, and lay {your} hand upon {your} mouth. {Mark...: Heb. Look unto me}
Job 42:6
Wherefore I abhor {myself}, and repent in dust and ashes.
Genesis 18:27
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which {am but} dust and ashes:
Judges 18:19
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?
Ezra 9:6
And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over {our} head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens. {trespass: or, guiltiness}
Luke 5:8
When Simon Peter saw {it}, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.