Bible Cross References
time to rend
Genesis 37:29
And Reuben returned to the pit, and did not see Joseph in the pit; and he tore his clothes.
Genesis 37:34
[ 37:33] And Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
2 Samuel 1:11
And David laid hold of his garments, and tore them; and all the men who were with him tore their clothes.
2 Samuel 3:31
And David said to Joab and to all the people with him, tear your clothes, and put on sackcloth, and lament over Abner. And King David followed the coffin.
1 Kings 21:27
And because of the word, Ahab was pierced with sorrow before the Lord, and he both went weeping, and tore his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his body, and fasted; he put on sackcloth also in the day that he smote Naboth the Jezreelite, and went his way.
2 Kings 5:7
And it came to pass, when the king of Israel read the letter, [that] he tore his clothes, and said, [Am] I God, [able] to kill and to make alive, that this [man] sends to me to heal a man of his leprosy? Consider, however, and see that this [man] seeks an occasion against me.
2 Kings 6:30
And it came to pass, when the king of Israel heard the words of the woman, [that] he tore his clothes; and he passed by on the wall, and the people saw sackcloth upon his flesh.
Jeremiah 36:24
And the king and his servants that heard all these words did not seek [the Lord], and did not tear their clothes.
Joel 2:13
and tear your hearts, and not your garments, and turn to the Lord your God: for He is merciful and compassionate, long suffering, and plenteous in mercy, and relenting of evil.
Acts 9:39
And arising, Peter went with them. When he arrived, they took him into the upper room, and all the widows stood beside him weeping, showing [him] tunics and cloaks which Dorcas was making, [while] being with them.
time to keep
Job 2:13
and they sat down beside him seven days and seven nights, and not one of them spoke; for they saw that his affliction was dreadful, and very great.
Psalm 39:2
I was dumb, and humbled myself, and kept silence from good [words]; and my grief was renewed.
Isaiah 36:21
And they were silent, and none answered him a word; because the king had commanded that none should answer.
Jeremiah 8:14
Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the strong cities, and let us be cast out there: for God has cast us out, and made us drink water of gall, because we have sinned before Him.
Lamentations 3:28
He will sit alone, and be silent, because he has borne it upon him.
Amos 5:13
Therefore the prudent shall be silent at that time; for it is a time of evils.
Amos 8:3
And the ceilings of the temple shall howl in that day, says the Lord God: [there shall be] many a fallen one in every place; I will bring silence upon [them].
Micah 7:5
Trust not in friends, and confide not in guides: beware of your wife, so as not to commit anything to her.
and a time to speak
Genesis 44:18
And Judah drew near him, and said, I pray, Sir, let your servant speak a word before you, and be not angry with your servant, for you are next to Pharaoh.
Genesis 44:34
For how shall I go up to my father, [if] the lad is not with us? Lest I behold the evils which will befall my father.
1 Samuel 19:4
And Jonathan spoke favorably concerning David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against your servant David, for he has not sinned against you, and his deeds are very good.
1 Samuel 19:5
And he put his life in his hand, and killed the Philistine, and the Lord brought about a great deliverance. And all Israel saw, and rejoiced. Why then do you sin against innocent blood, to kill David without a cause?
1 Samuel 25:24-44
24
even to his feet, and said, On me, my lord, be my wrong. Let your servant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your servant.
25
Let not my lord take to heart this pestilent man, for according to his name, so is he- Nabal is his name, and folly is with him! But I, your maidservant, did not see the servants of my lord whom you sent.
26
And now my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, as the Lord has kept you from coming against innocent blood and from executing vengeance for yourself, now therefore let your enemies, and those that seek evil against my lord, become as Nabal.
27
And now accept this token of goodwill, which your servant has brought to my lord, and you shall give it to the servants that wait on my lord.
28
Remove the trespass of your servant, I pray; for the Lord will surely make for my lord a sure house, for the Lord fights the battles of my lord, and no evil shall ever be found in you.
29
And if a man shall rise up persecuting you and seeking your life, yet shall the life of my lord be bound up in the bundle of life with the Lord God, and you shall whirl the life of your enemies as in the midst of a sling.
30
And it shall be when the Lord has brought to pass for my lord all the good things He has spoken concerning you, and shall appoint you to be ruler over Israel,
31
then this shall not be an abomination and offense to my lord, to have shed innocent blood without cause, and for my lord to have avenged himself. And so may the Lord do good to my lord, and you shall remember your maidservant, to do her good.
32
And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who sent you this very day to meet me.
33
And blessed be your conduct, and blessed are you, who has hindered me this very day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself.
34
But surely as the Lord God of Israel lives, who hindered me this day from doing you harm, if you had not hastened and come to meet me, then I said, Surely there shall not be one male left to Nabal till the morning.
35
And David took of her hand all that she brought to him, and said to her, Go in peace to your house: see, I have heeded your voice, and accepted your petition.
36
And Abigail came to Nabal. And behold, he had a banquet in his house, as the banquet of a king, and the heart of Nabal was merry within him, and he was very drunk. And she told him nothing great or small till the morning light.
37
And it came to pass in the morning, when Nabal recovered from his wine, that his wife told him these words. And his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
38
And it came to pass after about ten days, that the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.
39
And David heard it and said, Blessed be the Lord, who has judged the cause of my reproach at the hand of Nabal, and has delivered his servant from the power of evil; and the Lord has returned the mischief of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to himself for a wife.
40
So the servants of David came to Abigail to Carmel, and spoke to her, saying, David has sent us to you, to take you to himself for a wife.
41
And she arose, and bowed down with her face to the earth, and said, Behold, your servant is for a handmaid, to wash the feet of your servants.
42
And Abigail arose and mounted her donkey, and five maidens followed her. And she went after the servants of David, and became his wife.
43
And David took Ahinoam out of Jezreel, and they were both his wives.
44
And Saul gave Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish who was of Gallim.
Esther 4:13
Then Mordecai said to Hathach, Go, and say to her, Esther, say not to yourself that you alone will escape in the kingdom, more than all the [other] Jews.
Esther 4:14
For if you shall refuse to heed on this occasion, help and protection will be to the Jews from another quarter; but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows if you have been made queen for this [very] occasion.
Esther 7:4
For both I and my people have been sold for destruction, and pillage, and slavery; [both] we and our children as bondmen and bondwomen. And I consented not to it, for the slanderer [is] not worthy of the king's palace.
Job 32:4-37
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But Elihu had waited to give an answer to Job, because they were older than he was.
5
And Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, and he was angered in his wrath.
6
And Elihu the Buzite the son of Barachiel answered and said, I am younger in age, and you are older, therefore I kept silent, fearing to declare to you my own knowledge.
7
And I said, It is not time that speaks, though in many years men know wisdom:
8
but there is a spirit in mortals, and the inspiration of the Almighty is that which teaches.
9
The long-lived are not wise as such, neither do the aged know judgment.
10
Wherefore I said, Hear me, and I will tell you what I know.
11
Give ear to my words; for I will speak in your hearing, until you have tried the matter with words:
12
I have paid close attention to you; and behold, not one of you convinced Job, or answered his words-
13
lest you should say, We have found that we have added wisdom to the Lord.
14
And you have commissioned a man to speak such words.
15
They were afraid, they answered no longer; they gave up their speaking.
16
I waited, (for I had not spoken) because they stood still, and they did not speak.
17
And Elihu continued, and said, I will again speak,
18
for I am full of words, for the spirit within me destroys me.
19
And my belly is as a skin of sweet wine, bound up and ready to burst; or as a brazier's laboring bellows.
20
I will speak, that I may open my lips and relieve myself.
21
For truly I will not be awed because of man, nor indeed will I be confounded before a mortal.
22
For I know not how to respect persons: and if otherwise, even the moths would eat me.
Proverbs 24:11
Deliver them that are led away to death, and redeem them that are appointed to be slain; spare not [your help].
Proverbs 24:12
But if you should say, I know not this man; know that the Lord knows the hearts of all; and He that formed breath for all, He knows all things, who renders to every man according to his works.
Proverbs 31:8
Open your mouth with the word of God, and judge all fairly.
Proverbs 31:9
Open your mouth and judge justly, and plead the cause of the poor and weak.
Luke 19:37-40
37
And as He was approaching the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen,
38
saying: " 'Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the LORD!' Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
39
And some of the Pharisees said to Him from the crowd, "Teacher, rebuke Your disciples."
40
But He answered and said to them, "I tell you that if these should keep silent, the stones would immediately cry out."
Acts 4:20
For we can do none other but to speak the things which we saw and heard.