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30 Bible Verses About Being Still

Here are 30 Bible verses about being still:

  1. Psalm 46:10:

    “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”

  2. Exodus 14:14:

    “The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”

  3. Psalm 37:7:

    “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!”

  4. Isaiah 30:15:

    “For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel, ‘In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.’ But you were unwilling,”

  5. Mark 4:39:

    “And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, ‘Peace! Be still!’ And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.”

  6. Psalm 62:5:

    “For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from him.”

  7. Zephaniah 1:7:

    “Be silent before the Lord God! For the day of the Lord is near; the Lord has prepared a sacrifice and consecrated his guests.”

  8. Psalm 4:4:

    “Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah”

  9. Job 6:24:

    “Teach me, and I will be silent; make me understand how I have gone astray.”

  10. Habakkuk 2:20:

    “But the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him.”

  11. Psalm 131:2:

    “But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.”

  12. Lamentations 3:26:

    “It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.”

  13. Ecclesiastes 3:7:

    “A time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;”

  14. Zechariah 2:13:

    “Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.”

  15. Matthew 26:63:

    “But Jesus remained silent. And the high priest said to him, ‘I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.’”

  16. Acts 21:14:

    “And since he would not be persuaded, we ceased and said, ‘Let the will of the Lord be done.’”

  17. 2 Thessalonians 3:12:

    “Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.”

  18. James 1:19:

    “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;”

  19. 1 Peter 3:4:

    “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.”

  20. 1 Kings 19:12:

    “And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper.”

  21. Proverbs 17:28:

    “Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.”

  22. Psalm 131:2:

    “But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.”

  23. Psalm 107:29:

    “He made the storm be still, and the waves of the sea were hushed.”

  24. Ezekiel 16:63:

    “That you may remember and be confounded, and never open your mouth again because of your shame, when I atone for you for all that you have done, declares the Lord God.”

  25. Psalm 119:165:

    “Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble.”

  26. James 3:17:

    “But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.”

  27. Proverbs 10:19:

    “When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.”

  28. Psalm 23:2-3:

    “He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.”

  29. Job 13:5:

    “Oh, that you would keep silent, and it would be your wisdom!”

  30. Isaiah 41:1:

    “Listen to me in silence, O coastlands; let the peoples renew their strength; let them approach, then let them speak; let us together draw near for judgment.”

These verses emphasize the importance of being still, silent, and patient before the Lord, trusting in His sovereignty and wisdom.