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11to choose work that allows you to be tranquil, and to carry out your business and to do your work with your own hands, just as we have instructed you,
4Instead, you should be a hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptibility of a quiet and meek spirit, rich in the sight of God.
11Be empty, and see that I am God. I will be exalted among the peoples, and I will be exalted upon the earth.
19You know this, my most beloved brothers. So let every man be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to anger.
15For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: If you return and are quiet, you shall be saved. Your strength will be found in silence and in hope. But you are not willing!
28If he would remain silent, even the foolish would be considered wise, and if he closes his lips, intelligent.
2for kings, and for all who are in high places, so that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all piety and chastity.
26TETH. It is good to stand ready in silence for the salvation of God.
17The words of the wise are heard in silence, more so than the outcry of a prince among the foolish.
1A mild response shatters anger. But a harsh word stirs up fury.
17The Lord your God is the strength in your midst; he will save. He will rejoice over you with gladness. In his love, he will be silent. He will exult over you with praise.
17And the work of justice will be peace. And the service of justice will be quiet and secure, forever.
7A time to rend, and a time to sew. A time to be silent, and a time to speak.
2When I was not humble in thought, then I lifted up my soul. Like one who has been weaned from his mother, so was I recompensed in my soul.
14The Lord will fight on your behalf, and you will remain silent.”
17But within the wisdom that is from above, certainly, chastity is first, and next peacefulness, meekness, openness, consenting to what is good, a plenitude of mercy and good fruits, not judging, without falseness.
33But whoever will listen to me shall rest without terror, and shall have full enjoyment of abundance, without fear of evils.”
12Whoever despises his friend is destitute in heart. But the prudent man will remain silent.
6Yet, truly, my soul will be subject to God. For from him is my patience.
19In a multitude of speaking, sin will not be lacking. But whoever tempers his lips is most prudent.
7Be subject to the Lord and pray to him. Do not choose to compete with him who prospers in his way, with the man who does injustice.