61 Bible Verses about Silence

Even a fool, when he is silent is counted wise, and he that shuts his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

Jod He shall sit alone and keep silence because he has borne it upon him.

These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou didst think 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 rest, who then can make trouble? If he hides his face, who then can behold him? This applies to a nation and the same to a man,

I have long time held my peace; I have been still and refrained myself; now will I cry out like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.

And of whom hast thou reverenced or feared? Why dost thou lie; that thou hast not remembered me, nor have I come to thy thought? Have I not held my peace even of old, and thou hast never feared me?

Our God shall come and shall not keep silence; a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be 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 saving health is lit as a flaming torch.

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

Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent unto me lest, if thou be silent unto me, I become like those that go down into the grave.

This thou hast seen, O LORD; do not keep silence; O Lord, do not be far from me.

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

Do not keep silence, O God; do not hold thy peace, and do not be still, O God.

Do not hold thy peace, O God of my praise;

Wilt thou refrain thyself regarding these things, O LORD? Wilt thou hold thy peace and afflict us very sore?

Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil and canst not look on iniquity: why dost thou look upon those that deal treacherously and hold thy tongue when the wicked devour the man that is more righteous than he?

He keeps the feet of his saints, and the wicked perish in darkness, for no man shall prevail by their own strength.

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou might still the enemy and the avenger.

But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that swears by him shall be praised; for the mouth of those that speak lies shall be stopped.

The righteous shall see it and rejoice, and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

As the heat in a dry place, thou shalt bring down the pride of the strangers; even as with heat that burns beneath a cloud, thou shalt cause the offshoot of the stout ones to wither.

Sit, be silent, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no longer be called, The lady of kingdoms.

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

Moab shall no longer be praised; they have devised evil against Heshbon, saying, Come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.

Because the LORD destroys Babylon and takes out of her the many thunders, her waves shall roar; like many waters shall be the sound of their voice:

Then the Pharisees, hearing that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered together.

And he said unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days or to do evil? to save the person or to kill them? But they were silent.

And they could not take hold of his words before the people, and they marvelled at his answer and were silent.

And beholding the man who was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

Now we know that all that the law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may submit themselves unto God.

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he did not open his mouth.

The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth;

But Jesus remained silent. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God.

But he was silent and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

And he did not answer him even a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.

And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they accuse thee of. But Jesus yet answered nothing, so that Pilate marvelled.

and went again into the judgment hall and said unto Jesus, Where art thou from? But Jesus gave him no answer.

Then he questioned with him in many words, but he answered him nothing.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him. And the unclean spirit tore him and cried with a loud voice and came out of him.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent and come out of him. And the demon, throwing him down in the midst, came out of him and hurt him not.

And as he arose, he rebuked the wind and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

And Joshua commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I tell you, Shout; then ye shall shout.

And the man marveled at her in silence, to see whether the LORD had prospered his journey or not.

The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall be still. Then the LORD said unto Moses, Why criest thou unto me? Speak unto the sons of Israel that they go forward:

And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head today? And he said, Yes, I know it; be silent.

And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

When I went out to the gate to judgment, when I had my seat prepared in the plaza! The young men would see me and hide themselves, and the aged would arise and stand. The princes would refrain from talking and lay their hand on their mouth;read more.
the voice of the principals would not be noticed, and their tongue would cleave to the roof of their mouth.

In the multitude of words there is no lack of rebellion, but he that refrains his lips is wise.

But the sons of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him and brought him no presents. But he pretended not to notice.

O that ye would altogether be silent! And it would be unto you instead of wisdom.

Hear me, O 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 unto me; be silent, and I shall teach thee wisdom.

He that is void of understanding despises his neighbour, but the intelligent man remains silent.

I was dumb, I opened not my mouth because thou didst it.

that thou may remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, said the Lord GOD.

Stand in awe, and sin not; meditate in your heart upon your bed, and desist. Selah.

And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days any of those things which they had seen.

Then all the multitude kept silence and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what great miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

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

Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind thy turban upon thy head, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet and do not cover thy lips and do not eat the bread of comfort.

And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called the disciples and embraced them and departed to go into Macedonia.