Psalm 39:2
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2 I was silent and still;
I held my peace to no avail;
my distress grew worse;(A)
Acts 4:20
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20 for we cannot keep from speaking about what we have seen and heard.”(A)
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Matthew 27:12-14
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12 But when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he did not answer.(A) 13 Then Pilate said to him, “Do you not hear how many accusations they make against you?”(B) 14 But he gave him no answer, not even to a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.(C)
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Matthew 7:6
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Profaning the Holy
6 “Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under foot and turn and maul you.(A)
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Isaiah 53:7
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7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
like a lamb that is led to the slaughter
and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.(A)
Psalm 38:13-14
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13 But I am like the deaf; I do not hear;
like the mute, who cannot speak.(A)
14 Truly, I am like one who does not hear
and in whose mouth is no retort.
Job 32:19-20
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19 My belly is indeed like wine that has no vent;
like new wineskins, it is ready to burst.(A)
20 I must speak, so that I may find relief;
I must open my lips and answer.
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