Job 13:5

Job 13:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Oh that you would keep silent, and it would be your wisdom!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, that you would be silent, And it would be your wisdom!
• New Living Translation (NLT)If only you could be silent! That’s the wisest thing you could do.

Context of Job 13:5

3But I desire to speak to the Almighty and to argue my case with God. 4You, however, smear me with lies; you are worthless physicians, all of you! If only you would be altogether silent! For you, that would be wisdom. 6Hear now my argument; listen to the pleas of my lips. 7Will you speak wickedly on God’s behalf? Will you speak deceitfully for him?

Job 13:5 word by word

מִֽי־יִ֭תֵּן הַחֲרֵ֣שׁ תַּחֲרִישׁ֑וּן וּתְהִ֖י לָכֶ֣ם לְחָכְמָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• O thatנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• ye would altogetherחָרֵשׁchârash · be quietH2790
• and it should be your wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451

Cross-references for Job 13:5

• Job 13:13“Keep silent and let me speak; then let come to me what may.
• Job 11:3Will your idle talk reduce others to silence? Will no one rebuke you when you mock?
• Job 16:3Will your long-winded speeches never end? What ails you that you keep on arguing?
• Job 18:2“When will you end these speeches? Be sensible, and then we can talk.
• Job 19:2“How long will you torment me and crush me with words?
• Job 21:2“Listen carefully to my words; let this be the consolation you give me.
• Job 32:1So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
• Proverbs 17:28Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.
• Ecclesiastes 5:3A dream comes when there are many cares, and many words mark the speech of a fool.
• Amos 5:13Therefore the prudent keep quiet in such times, for the times are evil.
• James 1:19My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,

Commentaries on Job 13:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom - In Proverbs 17:28; we have the following apophtheym: "Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; and he that shutteth his lips, a man of understanding." There is no reason to say that Solomon quotes from Job: I have already expressed my opinion that the high antiquity attributed to this book is perfectly unfounded, and that there is much more evidence that Solomon was its author, than there is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! - You would show your wisdom by silence. Since you can say nothing that is adapted to give comfort, or to explain the true state of the case, it would be wise to say nothing; compare Proverbs 17:28: “Even a fool when he holdeth his peace is counted wise.”Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. (Pr 17:28). The Arabs say, "The wise are dumb; silence is wisdom."Read the comment

Topics related to Job 13:5

• Persecution
• Pride
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Commentaries on Job 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings