Isaiah 36:21

But they were silent and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Do not answer him.”

Proverbs 26:4

Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Or you will also be like him.

Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah and Joah, said to Rabshakeh, “Speak now to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it; and do not speak with us in Judean in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”

2 Kings 18:37

Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe and Joah the son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and told him the words of Rabshakeh.

Psalm 38:13-15

But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;
And I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.

Psalm 39:1

For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
I said, “I will guard my ways
That I may not sin with my tongue;
I will guard my mouth as with a muzzle
While the wicked are in my presence.”

Proverbs 9:7-8

He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,
And he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself.

Amos 5:13

Therefore at such a time the prudent person keeps silent, for it is an evil time.

Matthew 7:6

“Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

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Summary

Isaiah 36:21

But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

General references

Matthew 7:6

Bible References

General references

Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah and Joah, said to Rabshakeh, “Speak now to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it; and do not speak with us in

Judean in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”

But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;
And I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.

He who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,
And he who reproves a wicked man gets insults for himself.

Do not answer a fool according to his folly,

Or you will also be like him.

Therefore at such a time the prudent person keeps silent, for it is an evil time.

“Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.