Amos 5:13

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Therefore, the prudent person will keep silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.

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  • Mic 2:3 : 3 Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'I am planning disaster against this family, from which you cannot free your necks, nor will you walk proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.'
  • Eccl 3:7 : 7 A time to tear and a time to mend; a time to be silent and a time to speak.
  • Hos 4:4 : 4 But let no one contend, and let no one rebuke, for your people are like those who argue with a priest.
  • Amos 6:10 : 10 And when a relative or the one who burns the bodies removes them from the house and says to someone in the inner recesses of the house, 'Are there any more with you?' and he answers, 'No,' then he will say, 'Hush! We must not mention the name of the LORD.'
  • Eccl 9:12 : 12 For no one knows their time. Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so are people ensnared by an evil time when it suddenly falls upon them.
  • Isa 36:21 : 21 But the people remained silent and did not answer him a word, because the king had commanded, 'Do not answer him.'
  • Isa 37:3 : 3 They said to 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.
  • Mic 7:5-7 : 5 Do not trust a neighbor; put no confidence in a close friend. Guard the words of your mouth from her who lies in your embrace. 6 For a son treats his father with contempt, a daughter rises against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man’s enemies are the members of his own household. 7 But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
  • Hab 3:16 : 16 I heard, and my heart pounded; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay crept into my bones, and I trembled where I stood. Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity to come upon the nation invading us.
  • Zeph 2:2-3 : 2 Before the decree takes effect, before the day passes like chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord comes upon you, before the day of the Lord's anger comes upon you. 3 Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land who follow His commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord's anger.
  • Matt 27:12-14 : 12 While He was being accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer. 13 Then Pilate said to Him, 'Do you not hear how many charges they bring against You?' 14 But Jesus did not answer even a single charge, so that the governor was greatly amazed.
  • Eph 5:15-16 : 15 Be very careful, then, how you walk—not as unwise but as wise. 16 Make the most of the time, because the days are evil.
  • Eph 6:13 : 13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
  • 2 Tim 3:1 : 1 But know this: In the last days, difficult times will come.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 8:5
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    5Whoever obeys a command will avoid harm, and the heart of the wise person knows the right time and the right way.

  • Job 13:5
    74%

    5If only you would keep silent, it would be wisdom for you.

  • Amos 5:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14Seek good and not evil so that you may live, and so the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be with you, just as you have said.

    15Hate evil and love good; establish justice at the gate. Perhaps the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

  • Prov 27:12
    74%

    12The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

  • Prov 22:3
    73%

    3The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

  • Mic 2:3
    73%

    3Therefore, this is what the LORD says: 'I am planning disaster against this family, from which you cannot free your necks, nor will you walk proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.'

  • Eccl 3:7
    72%

    7A time to tear and a time to mend; a time to be silent and a time to speak.

  • Amos 5:12
    71%

    12For I know your many transgressions and your mighty sins: oppressing the righteous, taking bribes, and turning aside the needy at the gate.

  • Ps 34:13
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    13Who is the person who desires life and loves many days to see good?

  • Prov 1:33
    71%

    33But whoever listens to me will dwell securely and be at ease, without fear of harm.

  • Isa 31:2
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    2Yet He is wise and brings disaster; He does not take back His words. He will rise against the house of evildoers and against the help of those who practice wickedness.

  • Ps 31:18
    70%

    18O LORD, let me not be put to shame, for I have called out to you. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them be silent in the grave.

  • Eccl 5:1
    70%

    1Do not be hasty with your mouth, and do not let your heart rush to speak anything before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore, let your words be few.

  • Ps 39:1-2
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    69%

    1For the director of music, for Jeduthun, a psalm of David.

    2I said, 'I will guard my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will keep a muzzle on my mouth while the wicked are in my presence.'

  • Hab 2:20
    69%

    20But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.

  • Prov 12:23
    69%

    23A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Eph 5:16
    69%

    16Make the most of the time, because the days are evil.

  • Ps 55:11
    69%

    11Day and night they surround it on its walls, and trouble and wickedness are within it.

  • Prov 21:13
    69%

    13Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.

  • Isa 33:15
    68%

    15The one who walks in righteousness, speaks what is right, rejects gain from extortion, shakes his hands to refuse bribes, stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil.

  • Prov 17:28
    68%

    28Even a fool is considered wise if they keep silent, and discerning when they shut their lips.

  • Prov 16:30
    68%

    30The one who winks with his eyes is plotting perverse things, and the one who purses his lips is bent on evil.

  • Job 5:14
    68%

    14They encounter darkness by day and grope in the noonday as if it were night.

  • Job 5:16
    68%

    16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.

  • Mic 1:12
    68%

    12The inhabitants of Maroth writhe in pain, waiting for relief, because disaster has come from the LORD to the gate of Jerusalem.

  • Eccl 5:13
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    13Or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when they have children, there is nothing left for them to inherit.

  • 1 Pet 3:10
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    10For the one who wants to love life and to see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

  • Ps 107:42
    68%

    42The upright see this and rejoice, but all wickedness shuts its mouth.

  • Isa 29:21
    68%

    21Those who cause humanity to sin with a word, who set traps for the one who rebukes in the gate, and who twist justice by making the righteous nothing, will be judged.

  • Obad 1:14
    68%

    14Do not stand at the crossroads to cut off their fugitives, and do not hand over their survivors on the day of distress.

  • Amos 6:3
    68%

    3You push away the day of disaster and bring near a reign of violence.

  • Prov 24:15
    68%

    15Do not lie in ambush, wicked person, at the house of the righteous; do not destroy their resting place.

  • Prov 29:11
    68%

    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Lam 3:28
    68%

    28Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it upon him.

  • Zeph 1:7
    68%

    7Be silent in the presence of the Lord God, for the day of the Lord is near. The Lord has prepared a sacrifice; He has set apart His invited guests.

  • Hab 1:13
    68%

    13Your eyes are too pure to look on evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the treacherous? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?

  • Amos 8:4
    68%

    4Hear this, you who trample on the needy and seek to destroy the poor of the land,

  • Isa 41:1
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    1Be silent before me, you coastlands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them approach and speak; let us come together for judgment.

  • Isa 5:30
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    30On that day, they will roar over it like the roaring of the sea. And if one looks at the land, there is only darkness and distress; even the light is darkened by the clouds.

  • Prov 11:12
    68%

    12Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.

  • Jer 5:25
    68%

    25Your iniquities have diverted these blessings, and your sins have withheld good things from you.

  • Eccl 10:5
    68%

    5There is an evil I have seen under the sun, an error that proceeds from a ruler:

  • Jer 13:15
    68%

    15Listen and pay attention! Do not be proud, for the LORD has spoken.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19Evil people will bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Isa 59:15
    68%

    15Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey. The LORD saw this and was displeased, for there was no justice.

  • Isa 26:20
    67%

    20Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little while until His wrath has passed by.

  • Prov 24:18
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    18Otherwise, the LORD will see and disapprove, and He may turn His anger away from them.

  • Mic 3:4
    67%

    4Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. He will hide His face from them at that time because of the evil they have done.