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100 Bible Verses about Quietness

Psalm 46:10 ESV / 123 helpful votes

“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

Isaiah 30:15 ESV / 108 helpful votes

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,

Psalm 37:7 ESV / 86 helpful votes

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!

Zephaniah 3:17 ESV / 81 helpful votes

The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.

James 1:19 ESV / 76 helpful votes

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;

1 Thessalonians 4:11 ESV / 73 helpful votes

And to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,

Psalm 4:4 ESV / 70 helpful votes

Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah

Proverbs 18:13 ESV / 63 helpful votes

If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.

Exodus 14:14 ESV / 62 helpful votes

The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”

1 Peter 3:3-4 ESV / 58 helpful votes

Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.

Proverbs 29:11 ESV / 58 helpful votes

A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.

2 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 48 helpful votes

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

Mark 1:35 ESV / 48 helpful votes

And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed.

Lamentations 3:26 ESV / 48 helpful votes

It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

Isaiah 26:3 ESV / 48 helpful votes

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.

Proverbs 11:12 ESV / 48 helpful votes

Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.

Proverbs 10:19 ESV / 48 helpful votes

When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.

Ephesians 4:29 ESV / 46 helpful votes

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Ecclesiastes 3:7 ESV / 45 helpful votes

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

Proverbs 17:28 ESV / 45 helpful votes

Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.

Proverbs 17:1 ESV / 44 helpful votes

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

Psalm 35:20 ESV / 44 helpful votes

For they do not speak peace, but against those who are quiet in the land they devise words of deceit.

1 Chronicles 16:11 ESV / 44 helpful votes

Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!

Ecclesiastes 9:17 ESV / 43 helpful votes

The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the shouting of a ruler among fools.

1 Kings 19:12 ESV / 43 helpful votes

And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper.

Isaiah 32:17 ESV / 42 helpful votes

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

Judges 18:7 ESV / 39 helpful votes

Then the five men departed and came to Laish and saw the people who were there, how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting, lacking nothing that is in the earth and possessing wealth, and how they were far from the Sidonians and had no dealings with anyone.

Proverbs 10:8 ESV / 38 helpful votes

The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 38 helpful votes

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...

Romans 12:2 ESV / 37 helpful votes

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Proverbs 13:3 ESV / 36 helpful votes

Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

1 Timothy 2:2 ESV / 35 helpful votes

For kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.

Job 6:24 ESV / 35 helpful votes

“Teach me, and I will be silent; make me understand how I have gone astray.

Revelation 1:1-20 ESV / 34 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood ...

Amos 5:13 ESV / 34 helpful votes

Therefore he who is prudent will keep silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.

1 Peter 3:15-16 ESV / 33 helpful votes

But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV / 33 helpful votes

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

Habakkuk 2:20 ESV / 33 helpful votes

But the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him.”

Proverbs 17:27-28 ESV / 33 helpful votes

Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding. Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.

1 Peter 3:4 ESV / 32 helpful votes

But let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.

2 Timothy 2:15 ESV / 32 helpful votes

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

1 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 32 helpful votes

Desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident assertions.

2 Corinthians 10:1-2 ESV / 32 helpful votes

I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!— I beg of you that when I am present I may not have to show boldness with such confidence as I count on showing against some who suspect us of walking according to the flesh.

Luke 6:12 ESV / 32 helpful votes

In these days he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God.

Mark 16:15 ESV / 32 helpful votes

And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.

Mark 1:35-37 ESV / 32 helpful votes

And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, and they found him and said to him, “Everyone is looking for you.”

Jeremiah 29:11 ESV / 32 helpful votes

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Ecclesiastes 4:6 ESV / 32 helpful votes

Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.

Proverbs 17:27 ESV / 32 helpful votes

Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

2 Thessalonians 3:12 ESV / 31 helpful votes

Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.

Acts 19:36 ESV / 31 helpful votes

Seeing then that these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rash.

Luke 5:16 ESV / 31 helpful votes

But he would withdraw to desolate places and pray.

Matthew 11:28-30 ESV / 31 helpful votes

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Job 34:29 ESV / 31 helpful votes

When he is quiet, who can condemn? When he hides his face, who can behold him, whether it be a nation or a man?—

Matthew 6:6 ESV / 30 helpful votes

But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

Psalm 5:3 ESV / 30 helpful votes

O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.

Judges 18:27 ESV / 30 helpful votes

But the people of Dan took what Micah had made, and the priest who belonged to him, and they came to Laish, to a people quiet and unsuspecting, and struck them with the edge of the sword and burned the city with fire.

Judges 16:2 ESV / 30 helpful votes

The Gazites were told, “Samson has come here.” And they surrounded the place and set an ambush for him all night at the gate of the city. They kept quiet all night, saying, “Let us wait till the light of the morning; then we will kill him.”

Joshua 1:8-9 ESV / 30 helpful votes

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

John 3:16-17 ESV / 27 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Matthew 6:33 ESV / 26 helpful votes

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Proverbs 21:23 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

Psalm 141:3 ESV / 25 helpful votes

Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!

James 3:1-18 ESV / 24 helpful votes

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! ...

Luke 1:37 ESV / 24 helpful votes

For nothing will be impossible with God.”

Isaiah 1:17 ESV / 24 helpful votes

Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause.

Psalm 62:1 ESV / 24 helpful votes

To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.

1 Timothy 2:11 ESV / 23 helpful votes

Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness.

1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 ESV / 23 helpful votes

And to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ESV / 23 helpful votes

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Mark 6:31 ESV / 23 helpful votes

And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat.

Proverbs 12:15 ESV / 23 helpful votes

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.

Psalm 131:2 ESV / 23 helpful votes

But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.

Psalm 107:29 ESV / 23 helpful votes

He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.

Psalm 62:5 ESV / 23 helpful votes

For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.

Job 37:14 ESV / 23 helpful votes

“Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God.

1 Peter 3:15 ESV / 22 helpful votes

But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,

1 Peter 3:3 ESV / 22 helpful votes

Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear—

Colossians 3:23-24 ESV / 22 helpful votes

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.

Romans 12:1 ESV / 22 helpful votes

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

Zephaniah 1:7 ESV / 22 helpful votes

Be silent before the Lord God! For the day of the Lord is near; the Lord has prepared a sacrifice and consecrated his guests.

Psalm 27:14 ESV / 22 helpful votes

Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!

1 Chronicles 22:9 ESV / 22 helpful votes

Behold, a son shall be born to you who shall be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his surrounding enemies. For his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quiet to Israel in his days.

Philippians 4:8-9 ESV / 21 helpful votes

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

Galatians 5:22-23 ESV / 21 helpful votes

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

1 Corinthians 14:33 ESV / 21 helpful votes

For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

1 Corinthians 10:13 ESV / 21 helpful votes

No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

Matthew 11:29 ESV / 21 helpful votes

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Lamentations 3:28 ESV / 21 helpful votes

Let him sit alone in silence when it is laid on him;

Jeremiah 51:59 ESV / 21 helpful votes

The word that Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, son of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah king of Judah to Babylon, in the fourth year of his reign. Seraiah was the quartermaster.

Job 3:26 ESV / 21 helpful votes

I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; I have no rest, but trouble comes.”

1 Thessalonians 2:12 ESV / 20 helpful votes

We exhorted each one of you and encouraged you and charged you to walk in a manner worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory.

Philippians 2:2 ESV / 20 helpful votes

Complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind.

2 Corinthians 10:1 ESV / 20 helpful votes

I, Paul, myself entreat you, by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when face to face with you, but bold toward you when I am away!—

Matthew 5:5 ESV / 20 helpful votes

“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Zephaniah 3:5 ESV / 20 helpful votes

The Lord within her is righteous; he does no injustice; every morning he shows forth his justice; each dawn he does not fail; but the unjust knows no shame.

Nahum 1:12 ESV / 20 helpful votes

Thus says the Lord, “Though they are at full strength and many, they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.

Lamentations 3:27-28 ESV / 20 helpful votes

It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. Let him sit alone in silence when it is laid on him;

Isaiah 14:7 ESV / 20 helpful votes

The whole earth is at rest and quiet; they break forth into singing.

Proverbs 1:33 ESV / 20 helpful votes

But whoever listens to me will dwell secure and will be at ease, without dread of disaster.”

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