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


In Context

10 They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

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

12 For I know how manifold are your transgressions and your sins mighty: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the right of the needy in the gate.

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

14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live; and so Jehovah, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye say.

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

Amos 5:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it [is] an evil time.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:13Therefore the prudent man keeps quiet in such times, for the times are evil.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence at that time, for it is an evil time.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:13Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:13Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13Therefore a prudent person keeps silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13Therefore is the wise at that time silent, For an evil time it is.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.