Quotes about Solitude
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
— Proverbs 21:9
There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
— Ecclesiastes 4:8
On my bed at night I sought the one I love; I sought him, but did not find him.
— Song of Solomon 3:1
When I look, there is no one; there is no counselor among them; when I ask them, they have nothing to say.
— Isaiah 41:28
I looked, and no man was left; all the birds of the air had fled.
— Jeremiah 4:25
I never sat with the band of revelers, nor did I celebrate with them. Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone, for You have filled me with indignation.
— Jeremiah 15:17
So Jeremiah went into a cell in the dungeon and remained there a long time.
— Jeremiah 37:16
Let him sit alone in silence, for God has disciplined him.
— Lamentations 3:28
This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.
— Zephaniah 2:15
“I have cut off the nations; their corner towers are destroyed. I have made their streets deserted with no one to pass through. Their cities are laid waste, with no man, no inhabitant.
— Zephaniah 3:6
But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
— Matthew 6:6
When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.
— Matthew 14:13