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"If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, Or if you have thought evil, Put your hand over your mouth.
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Silence: Before and After Sin
Commentators explain that placing a hand on the mouth is a powerful symbol with a dual purpose. It is a call to self-restraint, stopping a prideful or malicious thought before it becomes sinful words. It is also an act of humble repentance, choosing silence instead of self-defense or excuses after one has already acted foolishly.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Lay thine hand upon thy mouth - The act expresses the silence of humiliation and repentance after the sin has been committed, and t…
19th Century
Anglican
Lay thine hand upon thy mouth: that is, be silent. Agur deprecates two things which may easily lead to a quarrel, arrogance and malice. He…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself against a king, against whom there is no rising up; by speaking evil of…
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We may learn from animals to conduct ourselves well; also to keep our temper under all provocations.
We must keep the evil thought in our min…
