Silent prayer

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• Matthew 6:6

  But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

• 1 Samuel 1:12–13

  And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth. Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.

• Genesis 24:45

  And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.

• Romans 8:26–27

  Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

• Psalms 139:1–4

  To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. …

• Exodus 14:14

  The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

• Mark 1:35

  And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

• Proverbs 21:23

  Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

• Proverbs 17:28

  Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

• Ephesians 4:29

  Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

• 1 Thessalonians 5:17

  Pray without ceasing.

• Hebrews 11:1

  Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

• Psalms 46:10

  Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

• Isaiah 41:1

  Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.

• Psalms 23:1–6

  A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. …

• Zephaniah 3:17

  The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

• Habakkuk 2:20

  But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

• Psalms 141:3

  Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

• Proverbs 10:19

  In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

• James 5:13

  Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

• Psalms 5:3

  My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

• Romans 8:26

  Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

• Isaiah 30:15

  For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.

• Proverbs 29:11

  A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

• Proverbs 17:27–28

  He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

• Proverbs 18:13

  He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

• Ecclesiastes 9:17

  The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

• Revelation 1:1

  The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

• Nehemiah 2:4–5

  Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven. And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it.

• Ephesians 6:18

  Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

• Matthew 6:33

  But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

• Psalms 37:7

  Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

• Mark 1:35–37

  And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. And Simon and they that were with him followed after him. And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee.

• 1 Peter 3:15

  But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

• John 3:16–17

  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

• Zephaniah 1:7

  Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.

• Isaiah 57:11

  And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?

• Job 34:29

  When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only:

• Psalms 139:23

  Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

• 1 Chronicles 16:11

  Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face continually.