Job 31:34
Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
Context
This verse from Job Chapter 31 connects to 10 cross-references. Job's oath of clearance catalogs the sins he has not committed: lust, falsehood, denial of justice to servants, indifference to the poor, trust in wealth, idolatry, vengeance, and inhospitality. This comprehensive self-examination and solemn oath constitutes his final challenge to …
Other Translations
Because I feared the great multitude, And the contempt of families terrified me, So that I kept silence, and went not out of the door—
Because I fear a great multitude, And the contempt of families doth affright me, Then I am silent, I go not out of the opening.
For fear of the great body of people, or for fear that families might make sport of me, so that I kept quiet, and did not go out of my door;
Cross References
Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many …
And he said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, …
Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the …
And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over …
Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, …
And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied …
And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.
And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat …
All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall …
For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews …