61 Bible Verses about Silence

Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is considered wise. When he shuts his lips, he is prudent.

Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he has laid it upon him.

These things thou have done, and I kept silence. Thou thought that I was altogether such a one as thyself. [But] I will reprove thee, and set [them] in order before thine eyes.

When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? And when he hides his face, who then can behold him? [It is] the same whether to a nation, or to a man,

I have for a long time held my peace. I have been still, and refrained myself. [Now] I will cry out like a travailing woman. I will gasp and pant together.

And of whom have thou been afraid and in fear, that thou lie, and have not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? Have I not held my peace even of long time, and thou do not fear me?

Our God comes, and does not keep silence. A fire devours before him, and it is very tempestuous round about him.

For Zion's sake I will not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burns.

Behold, it is written before me. I will not keep silence, but will recompense. Yea, I will recompense into their bosom your own iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, says LORD, [those] who have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills. Therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom.

To thee, O LORD, I will call. My rock, be not thou deaf to me, lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like those who go down into the pit.

Thou have seen it, O LORD. Keep not silence. O LORD, be not far from me.

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry. Keep not silent at my tears, for I am a stranger with thee, a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

O God, keep thou not silence. Hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.

Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise,

Will thou restrain thyself for these things, O LORD? Will thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very severely?

Thou who are of purer eyes than to behold evil, and who cannot look on perverseness, why do thou look upon those who deal treacherously, and hold thy peace when the wicked man swallows up the man who is more righteous than he,

He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness, for by strength no man shall prevail.

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou have {perfected praise (LXX/NT)}, because of thine adversaries, that thou might still the enemy and the avenger.

But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him shall glory, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.

The upright shall see it, and be glad. And all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

As the heat in a dry place thou will bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat by the shade of a cloud, the song of the oppressors shall be brought low.

Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans, for thou shall no more be called The mistress of kingdoms.

Baldness has come upon Gaza. Ashkelon is brought to naught, the remnant of their valley. How long will thou cut thyself?

The praise of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they have devised evil against her: Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation. Thou also, O madmen, shall be brought to silence. The sword shall pursue thee.

For LORD lays Babylon waste, and destroys the great voice out of her, and their waves roar like many waters; the noise of their voice is uttered.

But the Pharisees, having heard that he silenced the Sadducees, they came together in the same place.

And he says to them, Is it permitted to do good on the Sabbath day or to do harm, to save life or to kill? But they were silent.

And they were unable to lay hold of his word before the people. And having marveled at his answer, they were silent.

And seeing the man who was healed standing with them, they had nothing to contradict.

Now we know that as many things as the law says, it says to those in the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become accountable to God.

He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his mouth. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that is mute before its shearers, so he opened not his mouth.

Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this: He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb, mute before shearing him, thus he opened not his mouth.

But Jesus was silent. And having responded, the high priest said to him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us if thou are the Christ, the Son of God.

But he remained silent, and answered nothing. Again the high priest demanded him, and says to him, Are thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

And he did not answer him, not even one word, so as for the governor to marvel greatly.

And Pilate again questioned him, saying, Thou answer nothing? Behold how many things they testify against thee. But Jesus answered nothing any more, so as for Pilate to wonder.

And he went into the Praetorium again, and says to Jesus, Where are thou from? But Jesus gave him no answer.

And he interrogated him in considerable words, but he answered him nothing.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be thou muzzled, and come out of him. And the unclean spirit, having convulsed him and having cried in a great voice, came out of him.

And Jesus rebuked it, saying, Be thou muzzled, and come out of him. And the demon having thrown him down in the midst, he came out of him, not having harm him.

And having awaken, he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Be quiet! Silence! And the wind ceased, and it became a great calm.

And Joshua commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth until the day I bid you shout. Then ye shall shout.

And the man looked steadfastly on her, keeping silent, to know whether LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

LORD will fight for you, and ye shall keep silent. And LORD said to Moses, Why do thou cry to me? Speak to the sons of Israel, that they go forward.

And the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said to him, Do thou know that LORD will take away thy master from thy head today? And he said, Yes, I know it; hold ye your peace.

And when he opened the seventh seal, silence occurred in heaven, like half an hour.

when I went forth to the gate to the city, when I prepared my seat in the street. The young men saw me and hid themselves, and the aged rose up and stood. The rulers refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.read more.
The voice of the ranking men was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.

Transgression is not lacking in the multitude of words, but he who refrains his lips does wisely.

But certain worthless fellows said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

O that ye would altogether be silent! And it would be your wisdom.

Mark well, O Job, hearken to me. Keep silent, and I will speak. If thou have anything to say, answer me. Speak, for I desire to justify thee. If not, hearken thou to me. Keep silent, and I will teach thee.

He who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

I was mute. I opened not my mouth, because thou did it.

that thou may remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more, because of thy shame, when I have forgiven thee all that thou have done, says lord LORD.

Stand in awe, and sin not. Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

And at the occurrence of the voice, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent, and informed no man in those days any of the things that they have seen.

And all the multitude kept silent, and they heard Barnabas and Paul describing how many signs and wonders God did among the Gentiles through them.

And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease, and the sound of thy harps shall no more be heard.

Sigh, but not aloud. Make no mourning for the dead. Bind thy headdress upon thee, and put thy shoes upon thy feet. And do not cover thy lips, and do not eat the bread of men.

And after the uproar ceased, Paul having summoned the disciples and having embraced them, he departed to go into Macedonia.