81 verses contain “Quiet” (in the KJV: 63, in the BSB: 36) — showing 1–81
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And the boys grew: and
Esau was a
cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
When the boys grew up,
Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a
quiet man who stayed at home.
And
Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
Then
Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly
conquer it!”
Thus was
Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in
quietness forty years in the days of
Gideon.
In this way
Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for forty years in the days of
Gideon,
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.
When the Gazites heard that
Samson was there, they surrounded that place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They were
quiet throughout the night, saying, “Let us wait until
dawn; then we will kill him.”
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.
So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians,
tranquil and
unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no
oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with
anyone.
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?
“Be quiet,” they told him. “Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest for the house of one person or a priest for a tribe and family in Israel?”
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.
After they had taken
Micah’s idols and his priest, they went to Laish, to a
tranquil and
unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city.
And when
Abner was returned to
Hebron,
Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him
quietly, and
smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of
Asahel his brother.
And
Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained
desolate in her brother
Absalom’s house.
Her brother
Absalom said to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be
quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar lived as a
desolate woman in the house of her brother
Absalom.
And all the people of the land
rejoiced, and the city was in
quiet: and they
slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king’s house.
and all the people of the land
rejoiced. And the city was
quiet, because
Athaliah had been put to the sword at the royal palace.
And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and
quiet, and peaceable; for they of
Ham had dwelt there of old.
There they found rich, good pasture, and the land was
spacious, peaceful, and
quiet; for some Hamites had lived there formerly.
Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and I will grant to Israel peace and quiet during his reign.
So
Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and
Asa his son reigned in his
stead. In his days the land was
quiet ten years.
Then
Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son
Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years.
Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace.
So the realm of
Jehoshaphat was
quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.
Then
Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.
And all the people of the land
rejoiced: and the city was
quiet, after that they had slain
Athaliah with the sword.
and all the people of the land
rejoiced. And the city was
quiet, because
Athaliah had been put to the sword.
For now should I have
lain still and been
quiet, I should have
slept: then had I been at rest,
For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be
asleep and at rest
I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.
I am not at ease or quiet; I have no rest, for trouble has come.”
Surely he shall not feel
quietness in his
belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.
One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
One man dies full of
vigor, completely secure and at ease.
If not,
hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom.
But if not, then
listen to me; be
quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.”
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:
But when He remains silent, who can
condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,
How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
You whose clothes get hot when the land lies
hushed under the south wind,
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters.
For they speak not peace: but they
devise deceitful matters against them that are
quiet in the land.
For they do not speak peace, but they
devise deceitful schemes against those who live
quietly in the land.
Then are they
glad because they be
quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired
haven.
They
rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the
harbor they desired.
Surely I have
behaved and
quieted myself, as a child that is
weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a
weaned child.
Surely I have stilled and
quieted my soul; like a
weaned child with his mother, like a
weaned child is my soul within me.
But
whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be
quiet from fear of evil.
But
whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
Better a dry
morsel in
quietness than a house full of feasting with
strife.
Better is an handful with
quietness, than both the hands full with
travail and
vexation of spirit.
Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with
toil and pursuit of the wind.
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
The calm words of the wise are
heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools.
And say unto him, Take
heed, and be
quiet; fear not, neither be
fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.
and say to him: Calm down and be
quiet. Do not be afraid or
disheartened over these two
smoldering stubs of
firewood—over the fierce anger of Rezin and
Aram and of the son of Remaliah.
The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.
All the earth is at peace and at rest; they break out in song.
For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of
dew in the heat of harvest.
For this is what the LORD has told me: “I will
quietly look on from My dwelling place, like
shimmering heat in the
sunshine, like a cloud of
dew in the heat of harvest.”
LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy
chastening was upon them.
O LORD, they sought You in their distress; when You disciplined them, they poured out a quiet prayer.
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.
For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By
repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in
quiet confidence— but you were not willing.”
And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be
quiet confidence
forever.
And my people shall dwell in a peaceable
habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in
quiet resting places;
Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.
Look upon
Zion, the city of our
solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a
quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken.
Look upon
Zion, the city of our appointed feasts. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not
wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up, nor will any of its cords be broken.
“I have kept silent from ages past; I have remained
quiet and restrained. But now I will
groan like a woman in labor; I will at once
gasp and
pant.
Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from
afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be
quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from
afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and none shall make him afraid.
But you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.
O thou sword of the LORD, how long will it be
ere thou be
quiet? put up
thyself into thy
scabbard, rest, and be still.
‘
Alas, O sword of the LORD, how long until you rest? Return to your
sheath; cease and be still!’
How can it be quiet, seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon, and against the sea shore? there hath he appointed it.
How can it rest when the LORD has commanded it? He has appointed it against Ashkelon and the shore of its coastland.”
Concerning Damascus.
Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil
tidings: they are
fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be
quiet.
Concerning Damascus: “
Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are
agitated like the sea; their
anxiety cannot be calmed.
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.
This is the message that Jeremiah the prophet gave to the
quartermaster Seraiah son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went to Babylon with King
Zedekiah of Judah in the fourth year of
Zedekiah’s reign.
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
So will I make my
fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be
quiet, and will be no more
angry.
So I will lay to rest My wrath against you, and My jealousy will turn away from you. Then I will be calm and no longer
angry.
Forbear to cry, make no
mourning for the dead, bind the
tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy
shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.
Groan quietly; do not
mourn for the dead. Put on your
turban and
strap your
sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.”
And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great
tempest is upon you.
“
Pick me up,” he answered, “and cast me into the sea, so it may
quiet down for you. For I know that I am to
blame for this violent storm that has come upon you.”
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.
This is what the LORD says: “Though they are allied and numerous, yet they will be cut down and pass away. Though I have
afflicted you, O Judah, I will
afflict you no longer.
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.
The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will
rejoice over you with
gladness; He will
quiet you with His love; He will
rejoice over you with singing.”
Then
cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying, Behold, these that go toward the north country have
quieted my spirit in the north country.
Then the LORD summoned me and said, “Behold, those going to the land of the north have given rest to My Spirit in the land of the north.”
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away
privily.
Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to
divorce her
quietly.
And when the townclerk had
appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the
Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess
Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?
Finally the city clerk
quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t
everyone know that the city of Ephesus is
guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be
quiet, and to do nothing
rashly.
Since these things are
undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything
rash.
And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to
accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great
quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,
When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the
prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your
foresight has brought improvements to this nation.
And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
and to
aspire to live
quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we
instructed you.
Now them that are such we command and
exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with
quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
We command and
urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working
quietly to
earn their own living.
For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a
quiet and peaceable life in all
godliness and
honesty.
for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead
tranquil and
quiet lives in all
godliness and dignity.
Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to
usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.
I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.
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.
but from the inner disposition of your heart, the
unfading beauty of a gentle and
quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
Abide still, O my people, and take thy rest, for thy
quietness still come.
And it came to pass, when they had all left off to comfort me, to the end I might be
quiet; then rose I up by night and fled, and came
hither into this field, as thou seest.
After that I became lord over many nations and had dominion over the whole world, not lifted up with
presumption of my authority, but carrying myself always with
equity and mildness, I purposed to settle my subjects continually in a
quiet life, and making my kingdom peaceable, and open for passage to the utmost coasts, to renew peace, which is desired of all men.
And we must take care for the time to come, that our kingdom may be quiet and peaceable for all men,
For while all things were in quiet silence, and that night was in the midst of her swift course,
As the
climbing up a sandy way is to the feet of the aged, so is a wife full of words to a
quiet man.
Whoso hearkeneth unto it shall never find rest, and never dwell
quietly.
Solomon reigned in a peaceable time, and was honoured; for God made all quiet round about him, that he might build an house in his name, and prepare his sanctuary for ever.
And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations,
insomuch that the earth was
quiet before him;
whereupon he was
exalted and his heart was lifted up.
After this, when king
Demetrius saw that the land was
quiet before him, and that no resistance was made against him, he sent away all his forces, every one to his own place, except certain bands of strangers, whom he had gathered from the isles of the heathen: wherefore all the forces of his fathers
hated him.
So king
Demetrius sat on the throne of his kingdom, and the land was
quiet before him.
As for the land of
Judea, that was
quiet all the days of Simon; for he sought the good of his nation in such wise, as that
evermore his authority and honour pleased them well.
For he saw that it was impossible that the state should continue
quiet, and Simon leave his folly, unless the king did look
thereunto.
Since our father is translated unto the gods, our will is, that they that are in our realm live quietly, that every one may attend upon his own affairs.
But of the governours of several places,
Timotheus, and
Apollonius the son of Genneus, also Hieronymus, and Demophon, and beside them Nicanor the governor of
Cyprus, would not suffer them to be
quiet and live in peace.
For as long as
Judas liveth, it is not possible that the state should be
quiet.
He prayed him also to take a wife, and to
beget children: so he married, was
quiet, and took part of this life.