Being Quiet

Jehovah doth fight for you, and ye keep silent.'

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent!

Desist, and know that I <FI>am<Fi> God, I am exalted among nations, I am exalted in the earth.

A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.

Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.

In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips <FI>is<Fi> wise.

Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.

Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.

whose adorning--let it not be that which is outward, of plaiting of hair, and of putting around of things of gold, or of putting on of garments, — read the full passage →

`Tremble ye, and do not sin;' Say ye <FI>thus<Fi> in your heart on your bed, And be ye silent. Selah.

and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

Shew me, and I--I keep silent, And what I have erred, let me understand.

and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you, — read the full passage →

For they speak not peace, And against the quiet of the land, Deceitful words they devise,

but--the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible thing of the meek and quiet spirit, which is, before God, of great price,

Good! when one doth stay and stand still For the salvation of Jehovah.

An imagination supported Thou fortifiest peace--peace! For in Thee it is confident.

Jehovah thy God <FI>is<Fi> in thy midst, A mighty one doth save, He rejoiceth over thee with joy, He doth work in His love, He joyeth over thee with singing.'

The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips--ruin to him!

And very early, it being yet night, having risen, he went forth, and went away to a desert place, and was there praying;

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive, — read the full passage →

For thus said the Lord Jehovah, The Holy One of Israel: `In returning and rest ye are saved, In keeping quiet and in confidence is your might, And ye have not been willing.

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

Therefore is the wise at that time silent, For an evil time it <FI>is<Fi> .

A time to rend, And a time to sew. A time to be silent, And a time to speak.

for kings, and all who are in authority, that a quiet and peaceable life we may lead in all piety and gravity,

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And <FI>be<Fi> ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that <FI>is<Fi> in you, with meekness and fear;

and he was withdrawing himself in the desert places and was praying.

Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.

The words of the wise in quiet are heard, More than the cry of a ruler over fools.

whose adorning--let it not be that which is outward, of plaiting of hair, and of putting around of things of gold, or of putting on of garments,

And Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> in His holy temple, Be silent before Him, all the earth!

<FI> it is told<Fi> to the Gazathites, saying, `Samson hath come in hither;' and they go round and lay wait for him all the night at the gate of the city, and keep themselves silent all the night, saying, `Till the light of the morning--then we have slain him.'

And they have taken that which Micah had made, and the priest whom he had, and come in against Laish, against a people quiet and confident, and smite them by the mouth of the sword, and the city have burnt with fire,

And the five men go, and come in to Laish, and see the people which <FI>is<Fi> in its midst, dwelling confidently, according to the custom of Zidonians, quiet and confident; and there is none putting to shame in the land in <FI>any<Fi> thing, possessing restraint, and they <FI>are<Fi> far off from the Zidonians, and have no word with <FI>any<Fi> man.

for God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind;

And it came to pass in those days, he went forth to the mountain to pray, and was passing the night in the prayer of God,

the book of this law doth not depart out of thy mouth, and thou hast meditated in it by day and by night, so that thou dost observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then thou dost cause thy way to prosper, and then thou dost act wisely. — read the full passage →

One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper <FI>is<Fi> a man of understanding. — read the full passage →

And He giveth rest, and who maketh wrong? And hideth the face, and who beholdeth it? And in reference to a nation and to a man, <FI>It is<Fi> the same.

be diligent to present thyself approved to God--a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

Jehovah, <FI>at<Fi> morning Thou hearest my voice, <FI>At<Fi> morning I set in array for Thee, And I look out.

The word that Jeremiah the prophet hath commanded Seraiah son of Neriah, son of Maaseiah, in his going with Zedekiah king of Judah to Babylon, in the fourth year of his reign--and Seraiah <FI>is<Fi> a quiet prince;

willing to be teachers of law, not understanding either the things they say, nor concerning what they asseverate,

and he said to them, `Having gone to all the world, proclaim the good news to all the creation;

And I, Paul, myself, do call upon you--through the meekness and gentleness of the Christ--who in presence, indeed <FI>am<Fi> humble among you, and being absent, have courage toward you, — read the full passage →

take up my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and humble in heart, and ye shall find rest to your souls,

and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And <FI>be<Fi> ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that <FI>is<Fi> in you, with meekness and fear; — read the full passage →

Seek judgment, make happy the oppressed, Judge the fatherless, strive <FI>for<Fi> the widow.

One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper <FI>is<Fi> a man of understanding.

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service;

and after the shaking a fire: --not in the fire <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah; and after the fire a voice still small;

Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.

`Happy the meek--because they shall inherit the land.

He sitteth alone, and is silent, For He hath laid <FI>it<Fi> upon him.

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

Good for a man that he beareth a yoke in his youth. — read the full passage →

Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.

fulfil ye my joy, that ye may mind the same thing--having the same love--of one soul--minding the one thing,

for your walking worthily of God, who is calling you to His own reign and glory.

And they rise early in the morning, and bow themselves before Jehovah, and turn back, and come in unto their house in Ramah, and Elkanah knoweth Hannah his wife, and Jehovah remembereth her;

and make not sorrowful the Holy Spirit of God, in which ye were sealed to a day of redemption.

O that ye would keep perfectly silent, And it would be to you for wisdom.

Hush! because of the Lord Jehovah, For near <FI>is<Fi> a day of Jehovah, For prepared hath Jehovah a sacrifice, He hath sanctified His invited ones.

For these dost Thou refrain Thyself, Jehovah? Thou art silent, and dost afflict us very sore!'

For Zion's sake I am not silent, And for Jerusalem's sake I do not rest, Till her righteousness go out as brightness, And her salvation, as a torch that burneth.

And of whom hast thou been afraid, and fearest, That thou liest, and Me hast not remembered? Thou hast not laid <FI>it<Fi> to thy heart, Am not I silent, even from of old? And Me thou fearest not?

I have kept silent from of old, I keep silent, I refrain myself, As a travailing woman I cry out, I desolate and swallow up together.

To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent,

These thou didst, and I kept silent, Thou hast thought that I am like thee, I reprove thee, and set in array before thine eyes.

By David. Unto Thee, O Jehovah, I call, My rock, be not silent to me! Lest Thou be silent to me, And I have been compared With those going down to the pit.

Purer of eyes than to behold evil, To look on perverseness Thou art not able, Why dost Thou behold the treacherous? Thou keepest silent when the wicked Doth swallow the more righteous than he,

A Song, --A Psalm of Asaph. O God, let there be no silence to Thee, Be not silent, nor be quiet, O God.

And very early, it being yet night, having risen, he went forth, and went away to a desert place, and was there praying; — read the full passage →

Better <FI>is<Fi> a dry morsel, and rest with it, Than a house full of the sacrifices of strife.

And they sit with him on the earth seven days and seven nights, and there is none speaking unto him a word when they have seen that the pain hath been very great.

And sons of the prophets who <FI>are<Fi> in Beth-El come out unto Elisha, and say unto him, `Hast thou known that to-day Jehovah is taking thy lord from thy head?' and he saith, `I also have known--keep silent.'

and they say to him, `Keep silent, lay thy hand on thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us for a father and for a priest: is it better thy being a priest to the house of one man, or thy being priest to a tribe and to a family in Israel?'

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

these things, then, not being to be gainsaid, it is necessary for you to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

Thus said Jehovah: Though complete, and thus many, Yet thus they have been cut off, And he hath passed away. And I afflicted thee, I afflict thee no more.

and such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness working, their own bread they may eat;

The beginning of contention <FI>is<Fi> a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.

A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled <FI>is<Fi> wisdom.

No temptation hath taken you--except human; and God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above what ye are able, but He will make, with the temptation, also the outlet, for your being able to bear <FI>it<Fi> .

in like manner also the women, in becoming apparel, with modesty and sobriety to adorn themselves, not in braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or garments of great price,

A Psalm of David. Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my shepherd, I do not lack, — read the full passage →

Ye who fear Jehovah, praise ye Him, All the seed of Jacob, honour ye Him, And be afraid of Him, all ye seed of Israel.

And Jesus said to them, `Through your want of faith; for verily I say to you, if ye may have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this mount, Remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible to you,

`Come unto me, all ye labouring and burdened ones, and I will give you rest, — read the full passage →

And He saith, `Go out, and thou hast stood in the mount before Jehovah.' And lo, Jehovah is passing by, and a wind--great and strong--is rending mountains, and shivering rocks before Jehovah: --not in the wind <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah; and after the wind a shaking: --not in the shaking <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah; — read the full passage →

Keep silent towards Me, O isles, And the peoples pass on <FI>to<Fi> power, They come nigh, then they speak, `Together--to judgment we draw near.'

Hush, all flesh, because of Jehovah, For He hath been roused up from His holy habitation!'

And I, Paul, myself, do call upon you--through the meekness and gentleness of the Christ--who in presence, indeed <FI>am<Fi> humble among you, and being absent, have courage toward you,

And we have known that as many things as the law saith, to those in the law it doth speak, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may come under judgment to God;