What does Job 29:10 mean?

Job 29:10 highlights themes such as silence, authority, respect when read in context.

How should I apply Job 29:10 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

8The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.

9The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

10The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

11When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:

12Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

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Proverbs 17:28
Both verses highlight the wisdom of silence.
Job 13:19
Contrast between Job's previous boldness and current silence.
Ecclesiastes 3:7
Both verses reflect on the appropriate times for speech and silence.