22 Bible Verses about Acting In Secret

For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done by them in secret.

And the children of Israel did secretly things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built for themselves high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.

Then said he to me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.

Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who will see them?

And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained to Joash the Abi-ezrite: and his son Gideon thrashed wheat by the wine-press, to hide it from the Midianites.

And towards her young one, her own offspring, and towards her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness with which thy enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.

And Joshua the son of Nun sent from Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go, view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into the house of a harlot, named Rahab, and lodged there.

For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.

Thou didst strike through with his staffs the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.

After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests, and the scribes, sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.

Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence to a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

Then they suborned men, who said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.

And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the LORD, who call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel.

My substance was not hid from thee when I was made in secret, and curiously formed in the lowest parts of the earth.

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

But when his brethren had gone up, then he went also to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.

Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, purposed to put her away privately.

That thy alms may be in secret; and thy Father who seeth in secret, himself will reward thee openly.

A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom, strong wrath.

But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and my eye shall weep bitterly, and run down with tears, because the LORD'S flock is carried away captive.