Job 29:21

WEB

²¹“Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel.

KJV

²¹Unto me men gave ear^[+], and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

BSB

²¹Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.

FBV

²¹People listened carefully to what I had to say; they kept quiet as they listened to my advice.

Extra References

Job 32:11-12

¹¹“Behold, I waited for your words, and I listened for your reasoning, while you searched out what to say. ¹²Yes, I gave you my full attention, but there was no one who convinced Job, or who answered his words, among you.

Job 29:9-10

⁹The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. ¹⁰The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.