2 Kings 18:36

New International Reader's Version

But the people remained silent. They didn’t say anything. That’s because King Hezekiah had commanded, “Don’t answer him.”

Cross References

2 Kings 18:35

Which one of all the gods of those countries has been able to save his land from me? So how can the Lord save Jerusalem from my power?”

2 Kings 18:37

Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, went to Hezekiah. Eliakim was in charge of the palace. Shebna the secretary went with him. So did Joah, the son of Asaph. Joah kept the records. All of them went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn. They told him what the field commander had said.

Psalm 39:1

I said, “I will be careful about how I live. I will not sin by what I say. I will keep my mouth closed when I am near sinful people.”

Proverbs 26:4

Don’t answer a foolish person in keeping with their foolish acts. If you do, you yourself will be just like them.

Proverbs 9:7

When you correct someone who makes fun of others, you might be laughed at. When you warn a sinner, you might get hurt.

Ecclesiastes 3:7

There is a time to tear. And there’s a time to mend. There is a time to be silent. And there’s a time to speak.

Amos 5:13

So those who are wise keep quiet in times like these. That’s because the times are evil.

Matthew 7:6

“Do not give holy things to dogs. Do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they might walk all over them. They might turn around and tear you to pieces.