100 Bible Verses about Being Quiet

Here are 100 Bible verses about being quiet, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

Exodus 14:14 KJV

¹⁴ The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

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James 1:19 KJV

¹⁹ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

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Proverbs 17:28 KJV

²⁸ Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

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Psalm 46:10 KJV

¹⁰ Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

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Proverbs 29:11 KJV

¹¹ A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

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Proverbs 11:12 KJV

¹² He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

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Proverbs 10:19 KJV

¹⁹ In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

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Psalm 37:7 KJV

⁷ Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

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Proverbs 18:13 KJV

¹³ He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

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1 Peter 3:3-4 KJV

³ Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; ⁴ But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

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Psalm 4:4 KJV

⁴ Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

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1 Thessalonians 4:11 KJV

¹¹ And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

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Ephesians 4:29 KJV

²⁹ Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

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Job 6:24 KJV

²⁴ Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.

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1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 KJV

¹¹ And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; ¹² That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

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Psalm 35:20 KJV

²⁰ For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.

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1 Peter 3:4 KJV

⁴ But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

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Lamentations 3:26 KJV

²⁶ It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

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Zephaniah 3:17 KJV

¹⁷ The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

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Isaiah 26:3 KJV

³ Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

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Proverbs 10:8 KJV

⁸ The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

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Romans 12:2 KJV

² And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

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Proverbs 13:3 KJV

³ He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

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Mark 1:35 KJV

³⁵ And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

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Isaiah 30:15 KJV

¹⁵ For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.

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James 3:1-18 KJV

¹ My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. ² For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. ³ Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. ⁴ Behold also the ships, which though …

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2 Timothy 3:16-17 KJV

¹⁶ All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: ¹⁷ That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

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Amos 5:13 KJV

¹³ Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

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Ecclesiastes 3:7 KJV

⁷ A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

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1 Timothy 2:2 KJV

² For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

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2 Timothy 3:16 KJV

¹⁶ All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

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Luke 5:16 KJV

¹⁶ And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

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1 Peter 3:15 KJV

¹⁵ But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

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1 Chronicles 16:11 KJV

¹¹ Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

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Ecclesiastes 9:17 KJV

¹⁷ The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

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1 Peter 3:3 KJV

³ Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

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Habakkuk 2:20 KJV

²⁰ But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

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Judges 16:2 KJV

² And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.

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Judges 18:27 KJV

²⁷ And they took the things which Micah had made, and the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.

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Judges 18:7 KJV

⁷ Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.

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2 Timothy 1:7 KJV

⁷ For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

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Luke 6:12 KJV

¹² And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

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Joshua 1:8-9 KJV

⁸ This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. ⁹ Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

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Psalm 5:3 KJV

³ My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

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Job 34:29 KJV

²⁹ When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:

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2 Timothy 2:15 KJV

¹⁵ Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

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Proverbs 17:27-28 KJV

²⁷ He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. ²⁸ Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

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Jeremiah 51:59 KJV

⁵⁹ The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Seraiah was a quiet prince.

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1 Timothy 1:7 KJV

⁷ Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.

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2 Corinthians 10:1-2 KJV

¹ Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: ² But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.

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Mark 16:15 KJV

¹⁵ And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

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Matthew 11:29 KJV

²⁹ Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

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1 Peter 3:15-16 KJV

¹⁵ But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear: ¹⁶ Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

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Isaiah 1:17 KJV

¹⁷ Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

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Romans 12:1 KJV

¹ I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

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Proverbs 17:27 KJV

²⁷ He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

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1 Kings 19:12 KJV

¹² And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

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Psalm 141:3 KJV

³ Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

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Matthew 5:5 KJV

⁵ Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

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Galatians 5:22-23 KJV

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, ²³ Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

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Lamentations 3:28 KJV

²⁸ He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.

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Lamentations 3:27-28 KJV

²⁷ It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. ²⁸ He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.

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Proverbs 21:23 KJV

²³ Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

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1 Thessalonians 2:12 KJV

¹² That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.

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Philippians 2:2 KJV

² Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

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Ephesians 4:30 KJV

³⁰ And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

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1 Samuel 1:19 KJV

¹⁹ And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her.

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Job 13:5 KJV

⁵ O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.

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Zephaniah 1:7 KJV

⁷ Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.

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Isaiah 64:12 KJV

¹² Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Lord? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?

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Isaiah 62:1 KJV

¹ For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.

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Psalm 83:1 KJV

¹ Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

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Isaiah 57:11 KJV

¹¹ And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?

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Psalm 50:21 KJV

²¹ These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

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Psalm 28:1 KJV

¹ Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

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Habakkuk 1:13 KJV

¹³ Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

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Isaiah 42:14 KJV

¹⁴ I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.

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Psalm 109:1 KJV

¹ Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;

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Mark 1:35-37 KJV

³⁵ And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. ³⁶ And Simon and they that were with him followed after him. ³⁷ And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.

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Proverbs 17:1 KJV

¹ Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

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Job 2:13 KJV

¹³ So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

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2 Kings 2:3 KJV

³ And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.

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Judges 18:19 KJV

¹⁹ And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for thee to be a priest unto the house of one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in Israel?

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Revelation 1:1 KJV

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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Nahum 1:12 KJV

¹² Thus saith the Lord; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.

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Acts 19:36 KJV

³⁶ Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

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2 Thessalonians 3:12 KJV

¹² Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

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Proverbs 17:14 KJV

¹⁴ The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

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Proverbs 13:10 KJV

¹⁰ Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

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1 Corinthians 10:13 KJV

¹³ There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

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1 Timothy 2:9 KJV

⁹ In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

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Psalm 23:1-6 KJV

¹ The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. ² He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. ³ He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. ⁴ Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. …

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Psalm 22:23 KJV

²³ Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.

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Matthew 17:20 KJV

²⁰ And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

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Matthew 11:28-30 KJV

²⁸ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. ²⁹ Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. ³⁰ For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

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1 Kings 19:11-12 KJV

¹¹ And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: ¹² And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

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Isaiah 41:1 KJV

¹ Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.

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Zechariah 2:13 KJV

¹³ Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.

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2 Corinthians 10:1 KJV

¹ Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:

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Romans 3:19 KJV

¹⁹ Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

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