Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Job 29:21
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Berean Standard Bible
Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.
King James Version
Unto me [men] gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
World English Bible
“Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
American Standard Version
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Job 29
19 My roots will spread out to the waters, and the dew will rest nightly on my branches.
20 My glory is ever new within me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.’
21 Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.
22 After my words, they spoke no more; my speech settled on them like dew.
23 They waited for me as for rain and drank in my words like spring showers.
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