Ecclesiastes 3:7

a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

Amos 5:13

So the understanding ones shall keep silent in that time; for it is an evil time.

Genesis 37:29

And Reuben returned to the pit. And behold! Joseph was not in the pit! And he tore his clothes.

Genesis 37:34

And Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

Genesis 44:18

And Judah came near him and said, O my lord, pray let your servant speak a word in my lord's ears, and do not let your anger burn against your servant, for you are even as Pharaoh.

Genesis 44:34

For how shall I go up to my father, and the boy is not with me lest perhaps I see the evil that will find my father?

1 Samuel 19:4-5

And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Do not let the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his works are very good toward you.

1 Samuel 25:24-44

And she fell at his feet and said, On me, my lord, on me let this iniquity be. And please let your handmaid speak in your ears, and hear the words of your handmaid.

2 Samuel 1:11

And David took hold on his garments, and tore them. And likewise all the men with him did so.

2 Samuel 3:31

And David said to Joab and to all the people with him, Tear your clothes and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And King David followed the bier.

1 Kings 21:27

And it happened when Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth and walked softly.

2 Kings 5:7

And it happened when the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to recover a man from his leprosy? For consider now, and see, for he is coiling himself toward me.

2 Kings 6:30

And it happened when the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. And he passed by on the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth inside on his flesh.

Esther 4:13-14

And Mordecai commanded them to answer Esther, Do not think within yourself that you shall escape in the king's house more than all the Jews.

Esther 7:4

For we are sold, my people and I, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to perish. But if we had been sold for men-slaves and women-slaves, I would have held my tongue, although the enemy could not make up for the king's damage.

Job 2:13

And they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights. And no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.

Job 32:4-22

And Elihu had waited beside Job with words, because they were older than he in days.

Psalm 39:2

I became dumb, keeping still; I was silent, from good; and my pain was stirred.

Proverbs 24:11-12

Deliver those being taken to death, and those stumbling to be killed, unless you hold back.

Proverbs 31:8-9

Open your mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all the sons of those passing away.

Isaiah 36:21

But they were silent and did not answer him a word, for the king's command, saying, Do not answer him.

Jeremiah 8:14

Why do we sit still? Gather yourselves, and let us enter into the fortified cities, and let us be silent there. For Jehovah our God has put us to silence, and has given us poisonous water to drink, because we have sinned against Jehovah.

Jeremiah 36:24

Yet the king and all his servants who heard these words were not afraid, nor did they tear their garments.

Lamentations 3:28

He sits alone and keeps silence because He laid it on him.

Joel 2:13

Yes, tear your heart and not your robes, and turn to Jehovah your God: for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and He pities because of the evil.

Amos 8:3

And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, says the Lord Jehovah. The dead bodies shall be many. In every place one shall throw them out, saying, Hush!

Micah 7:5

Put no trust in a friend; put no hope in a guide; keep the door of your mouth from her who lies in your bosom.

Luke 19:37-40

And when He had come near, even now at the descent of the Mount of Olives, all the multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen,

Acts 4:20

For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

Acts 9:39

And rising up, Peter went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper room. And all the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them.

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Bible References

Time to rend

Genesis 37:29
And Reuben returned to the pit. And behold! Joseph was not in the pit! And he tore his clothes.
2 Samuel 1:11
And David took hold on his garments, and tore them. And likewise all the men with him did so.
2 Samuel 3:31
And David said to Joab and to all the people with him, Tear your clothes and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And King David followed the bier.
1 Kings 21:27
And it happened when Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes and put sackcloth on his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth and walked softly.
2 Kings 5:7
And it happened when the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man sends to me to recover a man from his leprosy? For consider now, and see, for he is coiling himself toward me.
2 Kings 6:30
And it happened when the king heard the words of the woman, he tore his clothes. And he passed by on the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth inside on his flesh.
Jeremiah 36:24
Yet the king and all his servants who heard these words were not afraid, nor did they tear their garments.
Joel 2:13
Yes, tear your heart and not your robes, and turn to Jehovah your God: for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and He pities because of the evil.
Acts 9:39
And rising up, Peter went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper room. And all the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them.

Time to keep

Job 2:13
And they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights. And no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.
Psalm 39:2
I became dumb, keeping still; I was silent, from good; and my pain was stirred.
Isaiah 36:21
But they were silent and did not answer him a word, for the king's command, saying, Do not answer him.
Jeremiah 8:14
Why do we sit still? Gather yourselves, and let us enter into the fortified cities, and let us be silent there. For Jehovah our God has put us to silence, and has given us poisonous water to drink, because we have sinned against Jehovah.
Lamentations 3:28
He sits alone and keeps silence because He laid it on him.
Amos 5:13
So the understanding ones shall keep silent in that time; for it is an evil time.
Amos 8:3
And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, says the Lord Jehovah. The dead bodies shall be many. In every place one shall throw them out, saying, Hush!
Micah 7:5
Put no trust in a friend; put no hope in a guide; keep the door of your mouth from her who lies in your bosom.

And a time to speak

Genesis 44:18
And Judah came near him and said, O my lord, pray let your servant speak a word in my lord's ears, and do not let your anger burn against your servant, for you are even as Pharaoh.
1 Samuel 19:4
And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Do not let the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his works are very good toward you.
1 Samuel 25:24
And she fell at his feet and said, On me, my lord, on me let this iniquity be. And please let your handmaid speak in your ears, and hear the words of your handmaid.
Esther 4:13
And Mordecai commanded them to answer Esther, Do not think within yourself that you shall escape in the king's house more than all the Jews.
Esther 7:4
For we are sold, my people and I, to be destroyed, to be killed, and to perish. But if we had been sold for men-slaves and women-slaves, I would have held my tongue, although the enemy could not make up for the king's damage.
Job 32:4
And Elihu had waited beside Job with words, because they were older than he in days.
Proverbs 24:11
Deliver those being taken to death, and those stumbling to be killed, unless you hold back.
Proverbs 31:8
Open your mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all the sons of those passing away.
Luke 19:37
And when He had come near, even now at the descent of the Mount of Olives, all the multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen,
Acts 4:20
For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.