19 Bible Verses about Answering
Most Relevant Verses
Joy [belongs] to a man with answers in his mouth, and a word in its time, how good [it is]!
A soft answer will turn away wrath, but a word of trouble will stir {anger}.
To mortals [belong] the plans of the heart, but from Yahweh [comes] the answer of the tongue.
A heart of righteousness will ponder the answer, but a mouth of wickedness will pour out deceit.
He who returns a word before he will hear, folly itself [belongs] to him as well as shame.
[In order] to show you what is right--sayings of truth-- [in order] to return a true saying to him who sent you.
Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad, and I will answer him who reproaches me [with] a word.
Do not answer a fool according to his folly lest you become like him--even you.
Answer a fool according to his folly, or else he will be wise in his own eyes.
And one of the scribes came up [and] heard them debating. [When he] saw that he answered them well, he asked him, "Which commandment is the most important of all?"
And Jesus, [when he] saw that he had answered thoughtfully, said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." And no one dared to put a question to him any longer.
Then they said to him, "Who are you, so that we can give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"
Topics on Answering
Answering God
Psalm 91:15He will call upon me and I will answer him; I [will be] with him in trouble; I will rescue and honor him.
Answering People
1 Peter 3:15but set Christ apart [as] Lord in your hearts, always ready to [make] a defense to anyone who asks you [for] an accounting concerning the hope [that is] in you.
God Answering Prayers
Isaiah 65:24And this will happen: before they call, I myself will answer; [while] still they [are] speaking, I myself will hear.
God Not Answering
1 Samuel 8:18So you will cry out on that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but Yahweh will not answer you on that day!"
Others Not Answering
Proverbs 1:28then they will call me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but not find me.
