Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.

If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth.

Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?

And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?