Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

still small voice

Idioms  

  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.”

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

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

“The still small voice of truth is what I hear when I am writing.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2019

In this moment there is a still small voice whispering to me.

From The Guardian • Sep. 15, 2014

A still, small voice reminded me to return good for evil, reminded me that my plans for the future do not include fisticuffs or expulsion.

From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.