Ecclesiastes 3:7

God Has Ordained The Ebb And Flow Of Human Activities

⁶ A time for search and a time for loss; a time to keep and a time to give away; ⁷ A time for undoing and a time for stitching; a time for keeping quiet and a time for talk; ⁸ A time for love and a time for hate; a time for war and a time for peace.

Keep Silent

Amos 5:13

So the wise will say nothing in that time; for it is an evil time.

Genesis 37:29

Now when Reuben came back to the hole, Joseph was not there; and giving signs of grief,

Genesis 37:34

Then Jacob, giving signs of grief, put on haircloth, and went on weeping for his son day after day.

Genesis 44:18

Then Judah came near him, and said, Let your servant say a word in my lord's ears, and let not your wrath be burning against your servant: for you are in the place of Pharaoh to us.

Genesis 44:34

For how may I go back to my father without the boy, and see the evil which will come on my father?

1 Samuel 19:4-5

And Jonathan gave his father Saul a good account of David, and said to him, Let not the king do wrong against his servant, against David; because he has done you no wrong, and all his acts have had a good outcome for you:

1 Samuel 25:24-44

And falling at his feet she said, May the wrong be on me, my lord, on me: let your servant say a word to you, and give ear to the words of your servant.

2 Samuel 1:11

Then David gave way to bitter grief, and so did all the men who were with him:

2 Samuel 3:31

And David said to Joab and all the people who were with him, Go in grief and put haircloth about you, in sorrow for Abner. And King David went after the dead body.

1 Kings 21:27

Hearing these words, Ahab, in great grief, put haircloth on his flesh and went without food, sleeping in haircloth, and going about quietly.

2 Kings 5:7

But the king of Israel, after reading the letter, was greatly troubled and said, Am I God, to give death and life? why does this man send a leper to me to be made well? is it not clear that he is looking for a cause of war?

2 Kings 6:30

Then the king, hearing what the woman said, took his robes in his hands, violently parting them; and, while he was walking on the wall, the people, looking, saw that under his robe he had haircloth on his flesh.

Esther 4:13-14

Then Mordecai sent this answer back to Esther: Do not have the idea that you in the king's house will be safe from the fate of all the Jews.

Esther 7:4

For we are given up, I and my people, to destruction and death and to be cut off. If we had been taken as men-servants and women-servants for a price, I would have said nothing, for our trouble is little in comparison with the king's loss.

Job 2:13

And they took their seats on the earth by his side for seven days and seven nights: but no one said a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great.

Job 32:4-22

Now Elihu had kept quiet while Job was talking, because they were older than he;

Psalm 39:2

I made no sound, I said no word, even of good; and I was moved with sorrow.

Proverbs 24:11-12

Be the saviour of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction.

Proverbs 31:8-9

Let your mouth be open for those who have no voice, in the cause of those who are ready for death.

Isaiah 36:21

But they kept quiet and gave him no answer: for the king's order was, Give him no answer.

Jeremiah 8:14

Why are we seated doing nothing? come together, and let us go to the walled towns, and let destruction overtake us there, for the Lord our God has sent destruction on us, and given us bitter water for our drink, because we have done evil against the Lord.

Jeremiah 36:24

But they had no fear and gave no signs of grief, not the king or any of his servants, after hearing all these words.

Lamentations 3:28

Let him be seated by himself, saying nothing, because he has put it on him.

Joel 2:13

Let your hearts be broken, and not your clothing, and come back to the Lord your God: for he is full of grace and pity, slow to be angry and great in mercy, ready to be turned from his purpose of punishment.

Amos 8:3

And the songs of the king's house will be cries of pain in that day, says the Lord God: great will be the number of the dead bodies, and everywhere they will put them out without a word.

Micah 7:5

Put no faith in a friend, do not let your hope be placed in a relation: keep watch on the doors of your mouth against her who is resting on your breast.

Luke 19:37-40

And when he came near the foot of the Mountain of Olives, all the disciples with loud voices gave praise to God with joy, because of all the great works which they had seen;

Acts 4:20

For it is not possible for us to keep from saying what we have seen and have knowledge of.

Acts 9:39

And Peter went with them. And when he had come, they took him into the room: and all the widows were there, weeping and putting before him the coats and clothing which Dorcas had made while she was with them.