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


In Context

10 you hate the one who reproves in court and despise him who tells the truth.

11 You trample on the poor and force him to give you grain. Therefore, though you have built stone mansions, you will not live in them; though you have planted lush vineyards, you will not drink their wine.

12 For I know how many are your offenses and how great your sins. You oppress the righteous and take bribes and you deprive the poor of justice in the courts.

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

14 Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is.

15 Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts. Perhaps the Lord God Almighty will have mercy on 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 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 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.