Amos 5:13

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

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

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

Therefore the prudent shall keep silence at that time, for it is an evil time.

GNV

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

JPS

Therefore the prudent doth keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.

LXXE

Therefore the prudent shall be silent at that time; for it is a time of evils.

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WLC

לָכֵ֗ן הַמַּשְׂכִּ֛יל בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִ֖יא יִדֹּ֑ם כִּ֛י עֵ֥ת רָעָ֖ה הִֽיא׃

LXX-Br

Διατοῦτο ὁ συνιὼν ἐν τῷ καιρῷ ἐκείνῳ σιωπήσεται, ὅτι καιρὸς πονηρῶν ἐστιν.

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• Micah 2:3Therefore 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.
• Ecclesiastes 3:7a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
• 2 Timothy 3:1But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.
• Ephesians 5:15–16Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
• Hosea 4:4But let no man contend; let no man offer reproof; for your people are like those who contend with a priest.
• Isaiah 37:3to 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.
• Zephaniah 2:2–3before the decree takes effect and the day passes like chaff, before the burning anger of the LORD comes upon you, before the Day of the LORD’s anger comes upon you. Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry…
• Ecclesiastes 9:12For 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 36:21But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”
• Ephesians 6:13Therefore 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.
• Matthew 27:12–14And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer. Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?” But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single…
• Habakkuk 3:16I 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.
• Amos 6:10And 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,…
• Micah 7:5–7Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms. For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her…

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