Amos 5:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.”
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“Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Therefore is the wise at that time silent, For an evil time it <FI>is<Fi> .”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Amos 5:13 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 18:36But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”
- Job 32:16Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand and no longer reply?
- Psalms 38:14I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.
- Ecclesiastes 3:7a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
- Ecclesiastes 9:12For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.
- Isaiah 36:21But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”
- Isaiah 37:3to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.
- Hosea 4:4But let no man contend; let no man offer reproof; for your people are like those who contend with a priest.
- Amos 6:10And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked.”
- Micah 2:3Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I am planning against this nation a disaster from which you cannot free your necks. Then you will not walk so proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.
- Micah 7:5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
- Habakkuk 3:16I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.
- Zephaniah 2:2before the decree takes effect and the day passes like chaff, before the burning anger of the LORD comes upon you, before the Day of the LORD’s anger comes upon you.
- Matthew 27:12And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.
- Ephesians 5:15Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
- Ephesians 6:13Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.
- 2 Timothy 3:1But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.
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