Amos 5:13

KJV1611 – Modern English

Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

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  • Mic 2:3 : 3 Therefore thus says the LORD; Behold, against this family I devise an evil from which you shall not remove your necks; neither shall you go haughtily, for this time is evil.
  • Eccl 3:7 : 7 A time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
  • Hos 4:4 : 4 Yet let no one strive, nor reprove another, for your people are like those who contend with the priest.
  • Amos 6:10 : 10 And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he who burns him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say to him that is by the sides of the house, Is there anyone with you? And he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold your tongue: for we must not mention the name of the LORD.
  • Eccl 9:12 : 12 For man also does not know his time: as the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in a snare, so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.
  • Isa 36:21 : 21 But they held their peace and answered him not a word, for the king's order was, Do not answer him.
  • Isa 37:3 : 3 And they said to him, Thus says Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children have come to the birth, and there is no strength to bring forth.
  • Mic 7:5-7 : 5 Do not trust in a friend, put no confidence in a guide: keep the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your bosom. 6 For the son dishonors the father, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house. 7 Therefore I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
  • Hab 3:16 : 16 When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice; decay entered my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble. When he comes up to the people, he will invade them with his troops.
  • Zeph 2:2-3 : 2 Before the decree comes forth, 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 meek of the earth, who have carried out His judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be you shall be hidden in the day of the LORD'S anger.
  • Matt 27:12-14 : 12 And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13 Then Pilate said unto him, Don't you hear how many things they testify against you? 14 And he answered him to never a word, so much that the governor marveled greatly.
  • Eph 5:15-16 : 15 See then that you walk carefully, not as fools, but as wise, 16 Making the most of the time, because the days are evil.
  • Eph 6:13 : 13 Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
  • 2 Tim 3:1 : 1 Know this also, that in the last days perilous times will come.

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    5Oh that you would altogether hold your peace, and it should be your wisdom.

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