Bible Verses About Quiet

In a world filled with noise and constant activity, finding moments of quiet can feel almost impossible. Yet, the Bible often emphasizes the importance of stillness and quietness in connecting with God, finding peace, and gaining wisdom. In this post, we’ll explore powerful Bible verses that highlight the value of quiet moments, encouraging us to pause, reflect, and listen for God’s voice in the silence.

Bible Verses About Quiet

Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. – Psalm 46:10

The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. – Exodus 14:14

Better a dry crust with peace and quiet than a house full of feasting, with strife. – Proverbs 17:1

Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you. – 1 Thessalonians 4:11

The fruit of that righteousness will be peace; its effect will be quietness and confidence forever. – Isaiah 32:17

Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. – Psalm 62:1

Let all the earth be silent before him. – Habakkuk 2:20

For God is not a God of disorder but of peace—as in all the congregations of the Lord’s people. – 1 Corinthians 14:33

The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him. – Zephaniah 1:7

But I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child I am content. – Psalm 131:2

When you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent. – Psalm 4:4

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. – Matthew 11:28

In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it. – Isaiah 30:15

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. – Psalm 143:8

Be silent before the Sovereign Lord, for the day of the Lord is near. – Zephaniah 1:7

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God.” – Psalm 46:10

The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools. – Ecclesiastes 9:17

In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety. – Psalm 4:8

It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. – Lamentations 3:26

Better one handful with tranquillity than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind. – Ecclesiastes 4:6

For everything there is a season, and a time for every activity under the heavens. – Ecclesiastes 3:1

He will quiet you with his love. – Zephaniah 3:17

Therefore the prudent keep quiet in such times, for the times are evil. – Amos 5:13

My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him. – Psalm 62:5

Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. – Psalm 34:13

Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken. – Isaiah 54:10

A time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak. – Ecclesiastes 3:7

He leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. – Psalm 23:2-3

Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues. – Proverbs 17:28

The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him. – Lamentations 3:25

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him. – Psalm 37:7

Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city. – Proverbs 16:32

Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few. – Ecclesiastes 5:2

In quietness and confidence shall be your strength. – Isaiah 30:15

Teach me, and I will be silent; make me understand how I have gone astray. – Job 6:24

Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. – Psalm 141:3

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. – Proverbs 18:21

Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is not wise to ask such questions. – Ecclesiastes 7:10

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. – Proverbs 15:1

But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. – Luke 5:16

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.” – Isaiah 30:15

Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil. – Proverbs 15:16

My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. – Exodus 33:14

Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord. – Zechariah 2:13

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. – Matthew 5:4

The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing. – Zephaniah 3:17

Be still and know that I am God. – Psalm 46:10

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