Rev. John Keble's Motto
Isaiah 30:15
For thus said the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall you be saved…


In Poet's Corner, at Westminster Abbey, there is a medallion erected to the memory of John Keble, upon which is inscribed the prophetic utterance which was the motto of his simple, beautiful, well-ordered life: "in quietness and confidence shall be your strength."

(R. Hebbron.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: 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.

WEB: For thus said the Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, "You will be saved in returning and rest. Your strength will be in quietness and in confidence." You refused,




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