30 And if a revelation comes to someone who is seated, the first speaker should stop.
1 Corinthians 14:30
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1 Corinthians 14:23–25
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1 Corinthians 14:33–35
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Sirach 11:7–9
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Job 13:4–6
4 You, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians. 5 If only you would remain silent; for that would be your wisdom! 6 Hear now my argument, and listen to the plea of my lips.
Sirach 32:2–4
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1 Corinthians 11:32–34
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1 Timothy 2:10–12
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Sirach 31:17–19
17 Be first to stop for manners’ sake. Don’t be insatiable, lest you offend. (WEB) 18 And if you sit among many, Don’t reach out your hand before them. (WEB) 19 How sufficient to a well-mannered man is a very little. He doesn’t breathe heavily in his bed. (WEB)
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