Silence

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.

Only--for God, be silent, O my soul, For from Him <FI>is<Fi> my hope.

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

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

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

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

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

And when he openeth the seventh seal, there came silence in the heaven about half-an-hour,

To me they have hearkened, Yea, they wait, and are silent for my counsel.

Let a woman in quietness learn in all subjection, — read the full passage →

It hath been exacted, and he hath answered, And he openeth not his mouth, As a lamb to the slaughter he is brought, And as a sheep before its shearers is dumb, And he openeth not his mouth.

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.

Your women in the assemblies let them be silent, for it hath not been permitted to them to speak, but to be subject, as also the law saith; — read the full passage →

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

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.

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

so then the faith <FI>is<Fi> by a report, and the report through a saying of God,

To the Overseer, for Jeduthun. --A Psalm of David. Only--toward God <FI>is<Fi> my soul silent, From Him <FI>is<Fi> my salvation.

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

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

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

The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth. — read the full passage →

A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.

Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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.

Our God cometh, and is not silent, Fire before Him doth devour, And round about him it hath been very tempestuous.

because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;

Thou hast seen, O Jehovah, Be not silent, O Lord--be not far from me,

and Jesus having heard, withdrew thence in a boat to a desolate place by himself, and the multitudes having heard did follow him on land from the cities.

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

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

`And when a person doth sin, and hath heard the voice of an oath, and he <FI>is<Fi> witness, or hath seen, or hath known--if he declare not, then he hath borne his iniquity:

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

Unless Jehovah <FI>were<Fi> a help to me, My soul had almost inhabited silence.

I was dumb <FI>with<Fi> silence, I kept silent from good, and my pain is excited.

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

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.

Let lips of falsehood become dumb, That are speaking against the righteous, Ancient sayings, in pride and contempt.

And having waked up, he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, `Peace, be stilled;' and the wind did lull, and there was a great calm:

And howled have songstresses of a palace in that day, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Many <FI>are<Fi> the carcases, into any place throw--hush!

and when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone; and they were silent, and declared to no one in those days anything of what they have seen.

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

It standeth, and I discern not its aspect, A similitude <FI>is<Fi> over-against mine eyes, Silence! and a voice I hear:

and the Pharisees, having heard that he did silence the Sadducees, were gathered together unto him;

`On thy walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen, All the day, and all the night, Continually, they are not silent.' O ye remembrancers of Jehovah, Keep not silence for yourselves,

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

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

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.'

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

Your women in the assemblies let them be silent, for it hath not been permitted to them to speak, but to be subject, as also the law saith;

and if there may be no interpreter, let him be silent in an assembly, and to himself let him speak, and to God.

Sit on the earth--keep silent do the elders of the daughter of Zion, They have caused dust to go up on their head, They have girded on sackcloth, Put down to the earth their head have the virgins of Jerusalem.

The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty.

And all the multitude did keep silence, and were hearkening to Barnabas and Paul, declaring as many signs and wonders as God did among the nations through them;

In My saying to the wicked: Thou dost surely die; and thou hast not warned him, nor hast spoken to warn the wicked from his wicked way, so that he doth live; he--the wicked--in his iniquity dieth, and his blood from thy hand I require. — read the full passage →

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.

The dead praise not Jah, Nor any going down to silence.

When I have kept silence, become old have my bones, Through my roaring all the day.

and he himself hath turned back from the graven images which <FI>are<Fi> at Gilgal, and saith, `A secret word I have unto thee, O king;' and he saith, `Hush!' and go out from him do all those standing by him.

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of the darkness and rather even convict,

and he said to them, `Come ye yourselves apart to a desert place, and rest a little,' for those coming and those going were many, and not even to eat had they opportunity, — read the full passage →

Let a woman in quietness learn in all subjection,

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

Wherefore are we sitting still? Be gathered, and we go in to the fenced cities, And we are silent there, For Jehovah our God hath made us silent, Yea, He causeth us to drink water of gall, For we have sinned against Jehovah.

and they having heard that in the Hebrew dialect he was speaking to them, gave the more silence, and he saith, --

And he having given him leave, Paul having stood upon the stairs, did beckon with the hand to the people, and there having been a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew dialect, saying:

and she had also a sister, called Mary, who also, having seated herself beside the feet of Jesus, was hearing the word,

Lo, it is written before Me: `I am not silent, but have recompensed; And I have recompensed into their bosom,

Because I fear a great multitude, And the contempt of families doth affright me, Then I am silent, I go not out of the opening.

And Jehovah hath spoken unto Moses face unto face, as a man speaketh unto his friend; and he hath turned back unto the camp, and his minister Joshua, son of Nun, a youth, departeth not out of the tent.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to a command of God our Saviour, and of the Lord Jesus Christ our hope, — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, as he is praying alone, the disciples were with him, and he questioned them, saying, `Who do the multitudes say me to be?'

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, — read the full passage →

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

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

Sit silent, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans, For no more do they cry to thee, `Mistress of kingdoms.'

The upright do see and rejoice, And all perversity hath shut her mouth.

And Moses taketh the tent, and hath stretched it out at the outside of the camp, afar off from the camp, and hath called it, `Tent of Meeting;' and it hath come to pass, every one seeking Jehovah goeth out unto the tent of meeting, which <FI>is<Fi> at the outside of the camp.

he shall not strive nor cry, nor shall any hear in the broad places his voice, — read the full passage →

The burden of Moab. Because in a night destroyed was Ar of Moab--It hath been cut off, Because in a night destroyed was Kir of Moab--It hath been cut off.

not that in respect of want I say <FI>it<Fi> , for I did learn in the things in which I am--to be content; — read the full passage →

but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.

And His breath <FI>is<Fi> as an overflowing stream, Unto the neck it divideth, To sift nations with a sieve of vanity, And a bridle causing to err, <FI>Is<Fi> on the jaws of the peoples.

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, — read the full passage →

If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated, — read the full passage →

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

I have known a man in Christ, fourteen years ago--whether in the body I have not known, whether out of the body I have not known, God hath known--such an one being caught away unto the third heaven;

and if they wish to learn anything, at home their own husbands let them question, for it is a shame to women to speak in an assembly.

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,

but the more was the report going abroad concerning him, and great multitudes were coming together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities, — read the full passage →

and he said to them, `Come ye yourselves apart to a desert place, and rest a little,' for those coming and those going were many, and not even to eat had they opportunity,

who did testify the word of God, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, as many things also as he did see.

and a woman I do not suffer to teach, nor to rule a husband, but to be in quietness,

The masters! that which is righteous and equal to the servants give ye, having known that ye also have a Master in the heavens. — read the full passage →

For I wish you to know how great a conflict I have for you and those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh, — read the full passage →

For Jehovah is spoiling Babylon, And hath destroyed out of it a great voice, And sounded have its billows as many waters, Given forth a noise hath their voice.