Amos 5:13 “Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evi…”

Amos 5:13

Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Therefore a prudent person keeps silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.

American Standard Version

Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore the prudent shall keepe silence in that time, for it is an euill time.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

Therefore is the wise at that time silent, For an evil time it [is].

Bible in Basic English

So the wise will say nothing in that time; for it is an evil time.

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Cross references

“the prudent”

Ecclesiastes 3:7 Hosea 4:4 Amos 6:10 Isaiah 36:21 Micah 7:5–7 Matthew 27:12–14

Ecclesiastes 3:7 · BSB

a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,

Hosea 4:4 · BSB

But let no man contend; let no man offer reproof; for your people are like those who contend with a priest.

Amos 6:10 · BSB

And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “f…

Isaiah 36:21 · BSB

But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”

Micah 7:5–7 · BSB

Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.

Matthew 27:12–14 · BSB

And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer.

“an evil”

Micah 2:3 2 Timothy 3:1 Ecclesiastes 9:12 Isaiah 37:3 Habakkuk 3:16 Ephesians 6:13

Micah 2:3 · BSB

Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I am planning against this nation a disaster from which you cannot free your necks. Then you will not walk so proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.

2 Timothy 3:1 · BSB

But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.

Ecclesiastes 9:12 · BSB

For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.

Isaiah 37:3 · BSB

to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.

Habakkuk 3:16 · BSB

I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.

Ephesians 6:13 · BSB

Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.

14Seek good, not evil, so that you may live. And the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be with you, as you have claimed.

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