still small voice

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1. 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.”

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still small voice

The actor then told his followers that "outer silence" is a good way for people to "hear the still, small voice of God."

From Fox News ● Jan. 19, 2022

But seen through another lens, it’s about anyone who has experienced the mystery of discernment, and heard the whispers of a still, small voice that cannot be ignored.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2016

And not surprising, when we listen to that still small voice, we find some holy, common ground.

From Time ● Jul. 11, 2014

And I wish Wade had made the still small voice of conscience, chiefly represented by the club's president, a bit stronger.

From The Guardian ● May 23, 2012

This new, irrepressible sound was the still, small voice of secular humanism.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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