Bible Verses About Quiet Time
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for quiet time, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 3,169 votes, led by Psalms 46:10. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Quiet Time
Psalms 46:10269 votes
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Matthew 6:6257 votes
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.
Mark 1:35163 votes
And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
Isaiah 30:15149 votes
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.
James 4:8132 votes
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Psalms 37:7127 votes
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.
Luke 5:16125 votes
And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
Psalms 131:2124 votes
Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.
Exodus 14:14121 votes
The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Psalms 23:298 votes
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
Ecclesiastes 3:792 votes
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
Psalms 1:287 votes
But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Psalms 62:178 votes
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
Psalms 4:477 votes
Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
Matthew 14:22-2369 votes
And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
Mark 6:3164 votes
And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
Psalms 1:1-660 votes
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
1 Kings 19:1259 votes
And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
Matthew 14:2359 votes
And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.
Matthew 6:3357 votes
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Psalms 119:1156 votes
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Psalms 62:554 votes
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
Psalms 119:953 votes
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
1 Kings 19:11-1352 votes
And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake:
1 Kings 19:11-1248 votes
And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake:
What does the Bible say about quiet time?
Readers most often cite Psalms 46:10 on the subject of quiet time. Across 3,169 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 6:6, Mark 1:35, Isaiah 30:15. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.