13Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a 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 exactions from him 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 the wine thereof.

12 For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins; ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn aside the needy in the gate from their right.

13 Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a 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 say.

15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD, 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in this 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.