Amos 5:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.”

Amos 5:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Amos 5:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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Amos 5:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore a prudent person keeps silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.”

Amos 5:13 — World English Bible

Amos 5:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.”

Amos 5:13 — American Standard Version

Amos 5:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Therefore is the wise at that time silent, For an evil time it <FI>is<Fi> .”

Amos 5:13 — Young's Literal Translation

Amos 5:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in this time; for it is an evil time.”

Amos 5:13 — Darby Translation

Amos 5:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore the prudent shall keepe silence in that time, for it is an euill time.”

Amos 5:13 — Geneva Bible

Amos 5:13 in Context — Amos 5

11 Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.

12 For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

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What Does Amos 5:13 Mean?

Amos 5:13 is a verse from the Book of Amos, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Amos chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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