32 Bible Verses about Motionlessness

He who is too impoverished for an offering chooses wood that will not rot; he seeks out a skillful craftsman to set up an idol that will not move.

They decorate it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so that it cannot move.

and in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.

And as for you, command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, 'When you come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.'"

But he refused to turn aside. Therefore Abner struck him in the stomach with the butt of his spear, so that the spear came out at his back. And he fell there and died where he was. And all who came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died, stood still.

And the king said, "Turn aside and stand here." So he turned aside and stood still.

And Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the highway. And anyone who came by, seeing him, stopped. And when the man saw that all the people stopped, he carried Amasa out of the highway into the field and threw a garment over him.

And he said to them, "What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?" And they stood still, looking sad.

When they stood still, these stood still, and when they mounted up, these mounted up with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in them.

When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those rose from the earth, the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

And the cherubim lifted up their wings and mounted up from the earth before my eyes as they went out, with the wheels beside them. And they stood at the entrance of the east gate of the house of the LORD, and the glory of the God of Israel was over them.

From the heavens you uttered judgment; the earth feared and was still,

Terror and dread fall upon them; because of the greatness of your arm, they are still as a stone, till your people, O LORD, pass by, till the people pass by whom you have purchased.

See! The LORD has given you the Sabbath; therefore on the sixth day he gives you bread for two days. Remain each of you in his place; let no one go out of his place on the seventh day."

And whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy in it and stay there until you depart.

And he said to them, "Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there.

And whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart.

And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house.

And he said to the elders, "Wait here for us until we return to you. And behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever has a dispute, let him go to them."

And Elijah said to Elisha, "Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me as far as Bethel." But Elisha said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So they went down to Bethel.

Then Elijah said to him, "Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me to the Jordan." But he said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So the two of them went on.

So Miriam was shut outside the camp seven days, and the people did not set out on the march till Miriam was brought in again.

But they presumed to go up to the heights of the hill country, although neither the ark of the covenant of the LORD nor Moses departed out of the camp.

So, when he heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was.

He went in and stood before his master, and Elisha said to him, "Where have you been, Gehazi?" And he said, "Your servant went nowhere."

Why did you sit still among the sheepfolds, to hear the whistling for the flocks? Among the clans of Reuben there were great searchings of heart. Gilead stayed beyond the Jordan; and Dan, why did he stay with the ships? Asher sat still at the coast of the sea, staying by his landings.

Behold Zion, the city of our appointed feasts! Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an untroubled habitation, an immovable tent, whose stakes will never be plucked up, nor will any of its cords be broken.

Then they were glad that the waters were quiet, and he brought them to their desired haven.

For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, "In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength." But you were unwilling,

And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.

Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife.

Where is the lions' den, the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion and lioness went, where his cubs were, with none to disturb?