still small voice

Idioms and Phrases

One's conscience, as in I'd love to go but a still small voice tells me I really have to stay home and work . The term comes from the Bible (I Kings 19:12), where Elijah hears his own inner voice: “And after the earthquake a fire ... and after the fire a still small voice.”

Example Sentences

“A still small voice took over me,” she said.

From New York Times

Mati, the employee at the center of the hushed and absorbing documentary “A Still Small Voice,” reports for duty at an ordinary-looking office.

From New York Times

“This body is just a shell of who I am,” Peach said in a still, small voice.

From Literature

Her success in life has come from God’s grace and from listening to what she called the “still, small voice” inside while filtering out the noise of the world.

From Seattle Times

“Every right move I’ve made has come from listening deeply and following that still, small voice.”

From Seattle Times

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