61 Bible Verses about Silence

Even a fool when he holdeth his peace is reckoned wise, and he that shutteth his lips, intelligent.

He sitteth solitary and keepeth silence, because he hath laid it upon him;

These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

When he giveth quietness, who then will disturb? and when he hideth his face, who shall behold him? and this towards a nation, or towards a man alike;

Long time have I holden my peace; I have been still, I have restrained myself: I will cry like a woman that travaileth; I will blow and pant at once.

And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor taken it to heart? Have not I even of long time held my peace, and thou fearest me not?

Our God will come, and will not keep silence: fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.

For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be still, until her righteousness go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a torch that burneth.

Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom, your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith Jehovah, who have burned incense upon the mountains, and outraged me upon the hills; and I will measure their former work into their bosom.

{A Psalm of David.} Unto thee, Jehovah, do I call; my rock, be not silent unto me, lest, if thou keep silence toward me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

Thou hast seen it, Jehovah: keep not silence; O Lord, be not far from me.

Hear my prayer, Jehovah, and give ear unto my cry; be not silent at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, a sojourner, like all my fathers.

{A Song; a Psalm of Asaph.} O God, keep not silence; hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God:

{To the chief Musician. Of David. A Psalm.} O God of my praise, be not silent:

Wilt thou restrain thyself in presence of these things, Jehovah? Wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?

Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on mischief: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and keepest silence when the wicked swalloweth up a man more righteous than he?

He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou established praise because of thine adversaries, to still the enemy and the avenger.

But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

The upright shall see it, and rejoice; and all unrighteousness shall stop its mouth.

Thou hast subdued the tumult of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; as the heat, by the shadow of a cloud, so the song of the terrible ones is brought low.

Sit silent, and get thee into darkness, daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called, Mistress of kingdoms.

Baldness is come upon Gazah; Ashkelon is cut off, the remnant of their valley: how long wilt thou cut thyself?

Moab's praise 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, shalt be cut down; the sword shall pursue thee.

for Jehovah spoileth Babylon, and he will destroy out of her the great voice; and their waves roar like great waters, the noise of their voice resoundeth.

But the Pharisees, having heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, were gathered together.

And he says to them, Is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill? But they were silent.

And they were not able to take hold of him in his expressions before the people, and, wondering at his answer, they were silent.

And beholding the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to reply;

Now we know that whatever the things the law says, it speaks to those under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world be under judgment to God.

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, but he opened not his mouth; he was led as a lamb to the slaughter, and was as a sheep dumb before her shearers, and he opened not his mouth.

And the passage of the scripture which he read was this: He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb is dumb in presence of him that shears him, thus he opens not his mouth.

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

But he was silent, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and says to him, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

And he answered him not so much as one word, so that the governor wondered exceedingly.

And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? See of how many things they bear witness against thee. But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate marvelled.

and went into the praetorium again and says to Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

and he questioned him in many words, but he answered him nothing.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace and come out of him. And the unclean spirit, having torn him, and uttered a cry with a loud voice, came out of him.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out from him. And the demon, having thrown him down into the midst, came out from him without doing him any injury.

And awaking up he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Silence; be mute. And the wind fell, and there was a great calm.

And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall a word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I say to you, Shout; then shall ye shout.

And the man was astonished at her, remaining silent, to know whether Jehovah had made his journey prosperous or not.

Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall be still. And Jehovah said to Moses, Why dost thou cry unto me? Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward.

And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said to him, Dost thou know that Jehovah will take away thy master from over thy head to-day? And he said, I also know it: be silent!

And when it opened the seventh seal, there was silence in the heaven about half an hour.

When I went out to the gate by the city, when I prepared my seat on the broadway, The young men saw me, and hid themselves; and the aged arose and stood up; Princes refrained from talking, and laid the hand on their mouth;read more.
The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to their palate.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that restraineth his lips doeth wisely.

But the children of Belial said, How should this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no gifts. But he was as one deaf.

Oh that ye would be altogether silent! and it would be your wisdom.

Mark well, Job, hearken unto me; be silent, and I will speak. If thou hast anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee. If not, hearken thou unto me; be silent, and I will teach thee wisdom.

He that despiseth his neighbour is void of heart; but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; for thou hast done it.

that thou mayest remember, and be ashamed, and no more open thy mouth because of thy confusion, when I forgive thee all that thou hast done, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Be moved with anger, and sin not; meditate in your own hearts upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

And as the voice was heard Jesus was found alone: and they kept silence, and told no one in those days any of the things they had seen.

And all the multitude kept silence and listened to Barnabas and Paul relating all the signs and wonders which God had wrought among the nations by them.

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

Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind thy turban upon thee, and put thy sandals upon thy feet, and cover not the beard, and eat not the bread of men.

But after the tumult had ceased, Paul having called the disciples to him and embraced them, went away to go to Macedonia.