the prudent.

Amos 6:10
And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside of the house, "Is anyone else with you?" "None, " that person will answer. "Silence, " the relative will reply, "for the name of the LORD must not be invoked."

Ecclesiastes 3:7
a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,

Isaiah 36:21
But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, "Do not answer him."

Hosea 4:4
But let no man contend; let no man offer reproof; for your people are like those who contend against a priest.

Micah 7:5-7
Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms. . . .

Matthew 27:12-14
And when He was accused by the chief priests and elders, He gave no answer. . . .

an evil.

Ecclesiastes 9:12
For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.

Isaiah 37:3
to tell him, "This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.

Micah 2:3
Therefore, this is what the LORD says: "I am planning against this nation a disaster from which you cannot free your necks. Then you will not walk so proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.

Habakkuk 3:16
I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.

Zephaniah 2:2, 3
before the decree takes effect and the day passes like chaff, before the burning anger of the LORD comes upon you, before the Day of the LORD's anger comes upon you. . . .

Ephesians 5:15, 16
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, . . .

Ephesians 6:13
Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.

2 Timothy 3:1
But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.