Sunday Chat - Silence

 It is better to live in a corner of the housetop 

than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife. 

Proverbs 21:9 

 

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. 

1 Peter 3:4 

 

Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. 

1 Timothy 2:11 

 

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. 

Proverbs 17:27-28 

 

The Lord will fight for you, 

and you have only to be silent.” 

Exodus 14:14 

If one gives an answer before he hears, 

it is his folly and shame. 

Proverbs 18:13 

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 

Psalm 23:1 

and to aspire to live quietly, 

and to mind your own affairs, 

and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,  

1 Thessalonians 4:11 

You keep him in perfect peace 

    whose mind is stayed on you, 

    because he trusts in you. 

Isaiah 26:3 

Know this, my beloved brothers: 

let every person be quick to hear, 

slow to speak, slow to anger; 

James 1:19 

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 3:15 

And the disciples were filled 

with joy and with the Holy Spirit. 

Acts 13:52 

For God alone my soul waits in silence; 

    from him comes my salvation. 

Psalm 62:1 

It stood still, 

    but I could not discern its appearance. 

A form was before my eyes; 

    there was silence, then I heard a voice: 

Job 4:16 

“Be still, and know that I am God. 

    I will be exalted among the nations, 

    I will be exalted in the earth!” 

Psalm 46:10 

 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.” 

Matthew 11:28-30 

 

He makes me lie down in green pastures. 

He leads me beside still waters. 

Psalm 23:2 

But the Lord is in his holy temple; 

    let all the earth keep silence before him.” 

Habakkuk 2:20 

“Be still, and know that I am God. 

    I will be exalted among the nations, 

    I will be exalted in the earth!” 

Psalm 46:10