Amos 5:13
So smart people keep quiet in such evil times.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
In Context
Cross References
2 Kings 18:36But the people remained silent and didn't say anything, for Hezekiah had given the order, “Don't answer him.”
Psalms 38:14Like a man who can't hear, and who doesn't reply—that's me!
Ecclesiastes 9:12You can't predict when your end will come. Just like fish caught in a net, or birds caught in a trap, so people are suddenly caught by death when they least expect it.
Isaiah 37:3They told him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of trouble and of punishment. It's like when babies arrive at the entrance to the birth canal but there's no strength to deliver them.
Amos 6:10And when a relative comes to take away the bodies from the house, he will ask someone inside, “Is there anyone else with you?” The person will reply, “No...” Then the other will say, “Quiet! Don't even mention the Lord's name.”
Micah 7:5Don't trust a neighbor, don't rely on a friend. Watch what you say even to the one who lies in your arms.
Matthew Henry on Amos 5:5-16
God's Message to Israel; The Aggravated Sins of Israel; Warnings and Exhortations; Exhortations and Encouragements. ( b. c. 790.) 4 For thus saith the Lord unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live: 5 But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beer-sheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought. 6 Seek the Lord , and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel. 7 Ye who… Read the whole commentary →