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The term "quietly" can refer to both an external demeanor and an internal state of being, reflecting a life that is marked by tranquility and a lack of unnecessary disturbance or conflict.<br><br><b>Old Testament References</b><br><br>The Old Testament frequently emphasizes the value of a quiet spirit. In <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-6.htm">Ecclesiastes 4:6</a>, we read, "Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind." This verse highlights the wisdom of contentment and the peace that comes from a quiet life, as opposed to the endless pursuit of material gain and the chaos it can bring.<br><br>In <a href="/isaiah/32-17.htm">Isaiah 32:17</a>, the prophet speaks of the peace that comes from righteousness: "The fruit of righteousness will be peace; its effect will be quietness and confidence forever." Here, quietness is portrayed as a result of living a righteous life, suggesting that a quiet demeanor is a reflection of one's relationship with God.<br><br><b>New Testament References</b><br><br>The New Testament continues this theme, encouraging believers to lead quiet lives as a testimony to their faith. In <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-11.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:11-12</a>, Paul exhorts the Thessalonians: "Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, just as we instructed you, so that you will behave properly toward outsiders and not be in any need." This passage underscores the importance of a quiet life as a witness to others and as a means of living responsibly and independently.<br><br>Similarly, in <a href="/1_timothy/2.htm">1 Timothy 2:1-2</a>, Paul urges prayers for all people, including those in authority, "that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity." Here, a quiet life is associated with godliness and dignity, suggesting that such a life is honorable and reflective of Christian values.<br><br><b>Quietness as a Virtue</b><br><br>Quietness is often linked with other virtues such as humility and gentleness. In <a href="/1_peter/3-4.htm">1 Peter 3:4</a>, Peter advises women to adorn themselves with "the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight." This verse highlights the value God places on a quiet spirit, indicating that it is an inner quality that reflects one's character and relationship with Him.<br><br><b>Practical Implications</b><br><br>Living quietly does not imply passivity or disengagement from the world. Rather, it suggests a life that is free from unnecessary strife and focused on what truly matters. It involves a conscious effort to avoid gossip, conflict, and the pursuit of vain ambitions, choosing instead to cultivate peace, contentment, and a deep trust in God.<br><br>In summary, the biblical concept of living quietly is deeply intertwined with a life of faith, righteousness, and humility. It is a call to live in a manner that reflects the peace of God, serving as a witness to others and bringing glory to Him.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>adv.</I>) In a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit quietly.<p>2. (<I>adv.</I>) Without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably; as, to live quietly; to sleep quietly.<p>3. (<I>adv.</I>) Calmly, without agitation or violent emotion; patiently; as, to submit quietly to unavoidable evils.<p>4. (<I>adv.</I>) Noiselessly; silently; without remark or violent movement; in a manner to attract little or no observation; as, he quietly left the room.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/2270.htm"><span class="l">2270. hesuchazo -- to be still, be silent</span></a> <br><b>...</b> be silent. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: hesuchazo Phonetic Spelling:<br> (hay-soo-khad'-zo) Short Definition: I rest, am silent, live <b>quietly</b> Definition: <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2270.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/5279.htm"><span class="l">5279. hupomimnesko -- to cause (one) to remember, to remind</span></a> <br><b>...</b> From hupo and mimnesko; to remind <b>quietly</b>, ie Suggest to the (middle voice, one's<br> own) memory -- put in mind, remember, bring to (put in) remembrance. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5279.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/5587.htm"><span class="l">5587. psithurismos -- a whispering</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 5587 (from , "whisper") -- properly, a to "<b>quietly</b>" spread ; "" that launches<br> "secret attacks on a person's character" (Souter). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5587.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/2271.htm"><span class="l">2271. hesuchia -- stillness</span></a> <br><b>...</b> See 2272 (). Word Origin from hesuchios Definition stillness NASB Word Usage<br> quiet (2), quiet fashion (1), <b>quietly</b> (1). quietness, silence. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2271.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/5588.htm"><span class="l">5588. psithuristes -- a whisperer</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Cognate: 5588 -- properly, a whisperer; a sneaky gossip (a "back-stabber"); a backbiter,<br> <b>quietly</b> (secretly) destroying another person's character -- ie covertly <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5588.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/1593.htm"><span class="l">1593. ekneuo -- to bend the head away, to withdraw</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to turn aside, withdraw. From ek and neuo; (by analogy) to slip off, ie <b>Quietly</b><br> withdraw -- convey self away. see GREEK ek. see GREEK neuo. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1593.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/5221.htm"><span class="l">5221. hupantao -- to go to meet, to meet</span></a> <br><b>...</b> meet. From hupo and a derivative of anti; to go opposite (meet) under (<b>quietly</b>),<br> ie To encounter, fall in with -- (go to) meet. see GREEK hupo. see GREEK anti. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5221.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p><a href="/greek/5225.htm"><span class="l">5225. huparcho -- to begin, to be ready or at hand, to be</span></a> <br><b>...</b> exist. From hupo and archomai; to begin under (<b>quietly</b>), ie Come into existence<br> (be present or at hand); expletively, to exist (as copula or subordinate to an <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5225.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 8k</font><p><a href="/greek/5298.htm"><span class="l">5298. hupochoreo -- to go back, retire</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to withdraw, go away. From hupo and choreo; to vacate down, ie Retire <b>quietly</b> --<br> go aside, withdraw self. see GREEK hupo. see GREEK choreo. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5298.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/1748.htm"><span class="l">1748. dumam -- a silence, in silence, silently</span></a><br><b>...</b> dumb, silent, <b>quietly</b> wait. From damam; still; adverbially, silently -- dumb, silent,<br> <b>quietly</b> wait. see HEBREW damam. 1747, 1748. dumam. 1749 . <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1748.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7987.htm"><span class="l">7987. sheli -- quietness</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from shalah Definition quietness NASB Word Usage privately (1). <b>quietly</b>.<br> From shalah; privacy -- + <b>quietly</b>. see HEBREW shalah. 7986, 7987. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7987.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5535.htm"><span class="l">5535. sakath -- to be silent</span></a><br><b>...</b> take heed. A primitive root to be silent; by implication, to observe <b>quietly</b> --<br> take heed. 5534b, 5535. sakath. 5536 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5535.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/8252.htm"><span class="l">8252. shaqat -- to be quiet or undisturbed</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1), calms (1), careless (1), grant him relief (1), had rest (3), keep quiet (1),<br> keeps quiet (1), pacified (1), peace (1), quiet (12), <b>quietly</b> (1), quietness (2 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8252.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7766.htm"><span class="l">7766. Shunem -- a city in Issachar</span></a><br><b>...</b> Shunem. Probably from the same as Shuwniy; <b>quietly</b>; Shunem, a place in Pal -- Shunem.<br> see HEBREW Shuwniy. 7765, 7766. Shunem. 7767 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7766.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5117.htm"><span class="l">5117. nuach -- to rest</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1), rests (2), rid themselves (2), satisfy (1), set (4), set down (3), settle (2),<br> settled (1), space* (1), spent (1), stationed (2), wait <b>quietly</b> (1), waited <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5117.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/sozomen/the_ecclesiastical_history_of_sozomenus/chapter_iii_julian_on_his_settlement.htm"><span class="l">Julian, on his Settlement in the Empire, Began <b>Quietly</b> to Stir up <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Book V. Chapter III."Julian, on his Settlement in the Empire, began <b>quietly</b> to stir<br> up Opposition to Christianity, and to introduce Paganism artfully. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter iii julian on his settlement.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_johns_gospel/teaching_three_things_in_one.htm"><span class="l">Teaching Three Things in one Action.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Now He acts.[106] <b>Quietly</b> He rises from the table, picks up a towel and fastens<br> its end in His waistband for convenience in use, after the servant's usual <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/teaching three things in one.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_johns_gospel/packing_most_in_least.htm"><span class="l">Packing Most in Least.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> And John goes <b>quietly</b> on with his great simple story: "and the light shineth<br> in the darkness," John has a way of packing much in little. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/packing most in least.htm</font><p><a href="/library/naylor/heart_talks/talk_twenty-six_when_god_withdraws.htm"><span class="l">When God Withdraws Himself</span></a> <br><b>...</b> A mother sat <b>quietly</b> in her easy chair. <b>...</b> Presently the mother <b>quietly</b> slipped from<br> her chair and went into an adjoining room, out of the baby's sight. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../naylor/heart talks/talk twenty-six when god withdraws.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_service/he_touched_her_hand.htm"><span class="l">He Touched Her Hand.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Yet most times it is possible, by planning. Now she slipped to her room and, sitting<br> down <b>quietly</b>, turned to the chapter in her regular place of reading. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on service/he touched her hand.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_about_jesus/yielding_to_arrest.htm"><span class="l">Yielding to Arrest.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> traitor. He knew they were coming, and <b>quietly</b> goes to meet them. <b>...</b> night.<br> Jesus <b>quietly</b> adds, "Friend, do what you have planned. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks about jesus/yielding to arrest.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_service/a_steamer_chair_for_his.htm"><span class="l">A Steamer Chair for his Friend.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> his habit. He would come to a clerk's desk unexpectedly and, sitting down<br> <b>quietly</b>, note the transactions that came along. Here was <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gordon/quiet talks on service/a steamer chair for his.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_johns_gospel/wider_wooing.htm"><span class="l">Wider Wooing.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> yielding. <b>Quietly</b> He walks out from the cover of the trees to meet them. <b>...</b><br> will. And Peter's foolish attempts are <b>quietly</b> overruled. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/wider wooing.htm</font><p><a href="/library/forbes/life_of_st_vincent_de_paul/chapter_8_at_court.htm"><span class="l">At Court</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Then, having done the work for which he had come, Vincent slipped <b>quietly</b> out<br> of the palace to hasten back to St. Lazare and his beloved poor. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/forbes/life of st vincent de paul/chapter 8 at court.htm</font><p><a href="/library/gordon/quiet_talks_on_johns_gospel/jesus_unrecognised.htm"><span class="l">Jesus Unrecognised.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> now this Stranger calls out to them a cheery common question, "Caught anything?"<br> And now He gives a"no, it can hardly be called a command, so <b>quietly</b> is it <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../gordon/quiet talks on johns gospel/jesus unrecognised.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/q/quietly.htm"><span class="l"><b>Quietly</b> (30 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (adv.) In a quiet state or manner; without<br> motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit <b>quietly</b>. 2 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/q/quietly.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pleasing.htm"><span class="l">Pleasing (185 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (BBE). 1 Peter 2:20 What credit is it if, when you have done evil, you take<br> your punishment <b>quietly</b>? but if you are given punishment <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pleasing.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/q/quietness.htm"><span class="l">Quietness (15 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/q/quietness.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/q/quiver.htm"><span class="l">Quiver (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Rottenness enters into my bones, and I tremble in my place, because I must wait<br><b>quietly</b> for the day of trouble, for the coming up of the people who invade us. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/q/quiver.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/q/quivered.htm"><span class="l">Quivered (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Rottenness enters into my bones, and I tremble in my place, because I must wait<br><b>quietly</b> for the day of trouble, for the coming up of the people who invade us. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/q/quivered.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/q/quieting.htm"><span class="l">Quieting (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/q/quieting.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/k/kingship.htm"><span class="l">Kingship (17 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 11:21 And stood up on his station hath a despicable one, and they have not given<br> unto him the honour of the kingdom, and he hath come in <b>quietly</b>, and hath <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/k/kingship.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/noted.htm"><span class="l">Noted (10 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (BBE). Ecclesiastes 9:17 The words of the wise which come <b>quietly</b> to the ear are<br> noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish. (BBE). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/noted.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nebuchadrezzar.htm"><span class="l">Nebuchadrezzar (31 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> to Babylon by the death of his father. There he seems <b>quietly</b> to have<br> ascended the throne. In the 4th year of Jehoiakim (or 3rd <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nebuchadrezzar.htm - 29k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/unbiblical-worship.html">Can a Christian worship God using music from a church with unbiblical teachings? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Joseph-and-Mary.html">When were Joseph and Mary considered married? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/James-son-of-Alphaeus.html">Who was James the son of Alphaeus? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/quietly.htm">Quietly: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Quietly (30 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/1-19.htm">Matthew 1:19</a></span><br />Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/5-15.htm">Mark 5:15</a></span><br />and when they came to Jesus, they beheld the demoniac <span class="boldtext">quietly</span> seated, clothed and of sane mind--the man who had had the legion; and they were awe-stricken.<br /><span class="source">(WEY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/11-28.htm">John 11:28</a></span><br />When she had said this, she went away, and called Mary, her sister, secretly, saying, "The Teacher is here, and is calling you."<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/acts/16-37.htm">Acts 16:37</a></span><br />But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us publicly, without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!"<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-12.htm">1 Corinthians 4:12</a></span><br />And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us curses we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it <span class="boldtext">quietly</span>;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-11.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:11</a></span><br />and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_thessalonians/3-12.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:12</a></span><br />To persons of that sort our injunction--and our command by the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ--is that they are to work <span class="boldtext">quietly</span> and eat their own honestly-earned bread. <br /><span class="source">(WEY BBE DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_timothy/2-11.htm">1 Timothy 2:11</a></span><br />A woman should <span class="boldtext">quietly</span> learn from others with entire submissiveness. <br /><span class="source">(WEY BBE NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_peter/2-20.htm">1 Peter 2:20</a></span><br />What credit is it if, when you have done evil, you take your punishment <span class="boldtext">quietly</span>? but if you are given punishment for doing right, and take it quietly, this is pleasing to God.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/4-21.htm">Judges 4:21</a></span><br />Then Jael, Heber's wife, took a tent-pin and a hammer and went up to him <span class="boldtext">quietly</span>, driving the pin into his head, and it went through his head into the earth, for he was in a deep sleep from weariness; and so he came to his end.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/11-13.htm">Judges 11:13</a></span><br />And the king of the children of Ammon said to the men sent by Jephthah, Because Israel, when he came up out of Egypt, took away my land, from the Arnon as far as the Jabbok and as far as Jordan: so now, give me back those lands <span class="boldtext">quietly</span>.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/judges/18-27.htm">Judges 18:27</a></span><br />And they took that which Micah had made, and his priest, and came to Laish, to a people living <span class="boldtext">quietly</span> and without thought of danger, and they put them to the sword without mercy, burning down their town.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ruth/3-7.htm">Ruth 3:7</a></span><br />When Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain. She came softly, uncovered his feet, and laid her down.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/3-27.htm">2 Samuel 3:27</a></span><br />When Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside into the midst of the gate to speak with him <span class="boldtext">quietly</span>, and struck him there in the body, so that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/12-19.htm">2 Samuel 12:19</a></span><br />But when David saw that his servants were talking together <span class="boldtext">quietly</span>, he was certain that the child was dead: and he said to his servants, Is the child dead? and they said, He is.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/19-3.htm">2 Samuel 19:3</a></span><br />And the people made their way back to the town <span class="boldtext">quietly</span> and secretly, as those who are shamed go secretly when they go in flight from the war.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/21-27.htm">1 Kings 21:27</a></span><br />Hearing these words, Ahab, in great grief, put haircloth on his flesh and went without food, sleeping in haircloth, and going about <span class="boldtext">quietly</span>.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/35-20.htm">Psalms 35:20</a></span><br />For they speak not peace; but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land. <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/37-7.htm">Psalms 37:7</a></span><br />Take your rest in the Lord, waiting <span class="boldtext">quietly</span> for him; do not be angry because of the man who does well in his evil ways, and gives effect to his bad designs.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/40-1.htm">Psalms 40:1</a></span><br /><To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm.> When I was waiting <span class="boldtext">quietly</span> for the Lord, his heart was turned to me, and he gave ear to my cry.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/104-20.htm">Psalms 104:20</a></span><br />When you make it dark, it is night, when all the beasts of the woods come <span class="boldtext">quietly</span> out of their secret places.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/29-11.htm">Proverbs 29:11</a></span><br />A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back <span class="boldtext">quietly</span>.<br /><span class="source">(BBE RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-17.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:17</a></span><br />The words of the wise which come <span class="boldtext">quietly</span> to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish. <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/18-4.htm">Isaiah 18:4</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord has said to me: I will be quiet, watching from my place; like the clear heat when the sun is shining, like a mist of dew in the heat of summer.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/41-1.htm">Isaiah 41:1</a></span><br />Come <span class="boldtext">quietly</span> before me, O sea-lands, and let the peoples get together their strength: let them come near; then let them say what they have to say: let us put forward our cause against one another.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/38-27.htm">Jeremiah 38:27</a></span><br />And all the princes came to Jeremiah, and asked him; and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. And they withdrew <span class="boldtext">quietly</span> from him; for the matter was not reported.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/lamentations/3-26.htm">Lamentations 3:26</a></span><br />It is good that a man should hope and <span class="boldtext">quietly</span> wait for the salvation of Yahweh. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Ezekiel 24:17</a></span><br />Sigh, but not aloud, make no mourning for the dead; bind your headdress on you, and put your shoes on your feet, and don't cover your lips, and don't eat men's bread.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/daniel/11-21.htm">Daniel 11:21</a></span><br />And stood up on his station hath a despicable one, and they have not given unto him the honour of the kingdom, and he hath come in <span class="boldtext">quietly</span>, and hath strengthened the kingdom by flatteries.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/habakkuk/3-16.htm">Habakkuk 3:16</a></span><br />I heard, and my body trembled. My lips quivered at the voice. Rottenness enters into my bones, and I tremble in my place, because I must wait <span class="boldtext">quietly</span> for the day of trouble, for the coming up of the people who invade us.<br /><span class="source">(WEB ASV NAS RSV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/q/quietly.htm">Quietly</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/q/quiet.htm">Quiet (167 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/q/quietly.htm">Quietly (30 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/q/quiets.htm">Quiets (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/greed.htm">Greed (19 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/tranquility.htm">Tranquility (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/tranquillity.htm">Tranquillity (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/respite.htm">Respite (8 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