61 Bible Verses about Silence

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

He sits alone and keeps silence because He laid it on him.

These things you have done, and I have kept silence; you thought that I was like yourself, but I will rebuke you, and set in order before your eyes.

And He gives quietness, who then can condemn? And when He hides His face, who can behold Him? And it may be against a nation and a man together;

I have kept silence from forever; I have been still and refrained Myself. Now I will cry like a woman in pangs of labor, I will pant and gasp at once.

And of whom have you been afraid or feared, that you have lied and have not remembered Me, nor laid it to your heart? Have I not been silent, even from forever, and you did not fear Me?

Our God comes, and He is not silent; a fire shall devour before Him, and it shall be very stormy all around Him.

For Zion's sake I will not be silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until its righteousness goes out as brightness, and her salvation as a burning lamp.

Behold, it is written before Me; I will not be silent, except I will repay; yea, I will repay into their bosom your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, says Jehovah, they that burned incense on the mountains, and blasphemed Me on the hills. And I will measure their former work into their bosom.

A Psalm of David. I will cry to You, O Jehovah; my Rock, do not be deaf to me, lest, if You be silent to me, I become like those who go down into the pit.

You have seen, O Jehovah; do not keep silence; O Jehovah, do not be far from me.

Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, and give ear to my cry. Do not be silent at my tears; for I am a stranger with You, a pilgrim, as all my fathers were.

A Song. A Psalm of Asaph. Keep not silence, O God; do not be speechless, and be not still, O God.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, do not be silent;

Will You restrain Yourself over these things, O Jehovah? Will You be silent and sorely afflict us?

You are of purer eyes than to behold evil, and can not look upon vexation. Why do You look upon those who deal deceitfully? Will you be silent when the wicked swallows one more righteous than he?

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

Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings You have ordained strength, because of ones vexing You, to cause the enemy and the avenger to cease.

But the king shall rejoice in God; everyone who swears by Him shall glory; but the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.

The upright shall see and rejoice; and all iniquity shall stop its mouth.

You shall bring down the noise of foreigners, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of cloud. The shouting of the terrifying ones shall be brought low.

Sit silent, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for you shall no more be called the mistress of kingdoms.

Baldness has come on Gaza. Ashkelon is cut off with the rest of their valley. How long will you cut yourself?

There shall be no more praise of Moab. In Heshbon they have plotted evil against it, saying, Come and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also you shall be silenced, O madmen; the sword shall pursue you.

because Jehovah is stripping Babylon, and the great voice will perish out of her. And her waves will roar like great waters; the noise of their voice is given,

But hearing that He had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees were gathered together.

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

And they could not take hold of His words before the people. And they marveled at His answer and were silent.

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

But we know that whatever things the Law says, it says to those who are under the Law; so that every mouth may be stopped and all the world may be under judgment before God,

He was oppressed, and He was afflicted; yet He opened not His mouth. He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter; and as a sheep before its shearers is dumb, so He opened not His mouth.

And the content 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 He opened not His mouth.

But Jesus was silent. And the high priest answered and said to Him, I adjure you by the living God that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God.

But He was silent and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked Him, saying to Him, Are you the Christ, the son of the Blessed?

And He did not answer him a word, so that the governor greatly marveled.

And Pilate asked Him again, saying, Do you answer nothing? Behold how many things they witness against you! But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate marveled.

And he went again into the praetorium and said to Jesus, Where are you from? But Jesus gave him no answer.

And he questioned Him in many words, but He answered him nothing.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be quiet, and come out of him. And the unclean spirit, convulsing him, and crying with a loud voice, he came out of him.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be quiet and come out of him! And when the demon had thrown him into the midst, he came out of him, not harming him.

And He awakened and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace! Be still! And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

And Joshua had commanded the people saying, You shall not shout nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall any word come out of your mouth until the day I tell you to shout. Then you shall shout.

And the man was watching her, keeping silent, in order to know whether Jehovah had prospered his journey or not.

Jehovah shall fight for you, and you shall be silent. And Jehovah said to Moses, Why do you cry to Me? Speak to the sons of Israel, that they go forward.

And the sons of the prophets at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said to him, Do you know that Jehovah will take away your master from your head today? And he said, Yes, I know. Keep silent.

And when He opened the seventh seal, there was silence in Heaven for about half an hour.

when I went out to the gate by the city; when I prepared my seat in the street! The young men saw me and hid themselves; and the aged arose and stood up. The rulers held back from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.read more.
The noble's voice was subdued, and their tongue clung to the roof of their mouth.

In the multitude of words, sin is not lacking; but he who holds back his lips is wise.

But the sons of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him and brought him no present. But he was silent.

Oh that you would stop speaking entirely! And it would be your wisdom.

Hear this, Job, listen to me; be silent and I will speak. If you have anything to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify you. If not, listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.

One despising his friend lacks heart, but a man of understanding remains silent.

I was dumb, I did not open my mouth; because You have done it.

so that you may remember and be ashamed; and it will not be possible to open your mouth any more because of your shame; in that I am propitiated for all that you have done, says the Lord Jehovah.

Tremble, and sin not; speak within your own heart on your bed and be still. Selah.

And when the voice occurred, Jesus was found alone. And they were silent, and told no one in those days anything which they had seen.

And all the multitude kept silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul declaring what miracles and wonders God had worked among the nations through them.

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

Groan but be silent; make no mourning for the dead; tie your turban on you, and put your sandals on your feet, and do not cover your lips, and do not eat the bread of men.

And after the uproar had ceased, calling the disciples and greeting them, Paul left to go into Macedonia.