2 Kings 18:36

New King James Version

But the people held their peace and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Do not answer him.”

Cross References

Matthew 7:6

“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.

Amos 5:13

Therefore the prudent keep silent at that time, For it is an evil time.

Proverbs 26:4

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him.

Proverbs 9:7

“He who corrects a scoffer gets shame for himself, And he who rebukes a wicked man only harms himself.

Psalm 39:1

I said, “I will guard my ways, Lest I sin with my tongue; I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle, While the wicked are before me.”

2 Kings 18:35

Who among all the gods of the lands have delivered their countries from my hand, that the Lord should deliver Jerusalem from my hand?’ ”

2 Kings 18:37

Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of the Rabshakeh.

Ecclesiastes 3:7

A time to tear, And a time to sew; A time to keep silence, And a time to speak;