Amos 5:13

Therefore, whoever has insight will keep silent in that time, for it [is] a time of evil.

Ecclesiastes 3:7

a time to tear and a time to sew; a time to be silent and a time to speak;

Hosea 4:4

Yet, let no one contend, and let no one accuse, for with you, O priest, [is my] contention.

Micah 2:3

Therefore, thus says Yahweh: Look! I am planning disaster against this family from which you will not be able to remove your necks. You will not walk proudly, for it [is] a time of disaster.

Ecclesiastes 9:12

For man does not know his time. Just as fish are caught in a cruel net and like birds who are seized in a snare, so also {humans} are ensnared at a cruel time when it falls suddenly upon them.

Isaiah 36:21

But they were silent and did not answer him a word, for the command of the king was, "You must not answer him."

Isaiah 37:3

And they said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah: 'This day [is] a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace, for children have come to [the] cervical opening, and there is no strength to give birth.

Amos 6:10

And [if] one's relative, who burns [the body], lifts it up and brings the body out of the house and he will say to someone in the innermost part of the house, "[Are there] any more with you?" and he will say, "None," then he will say, "Silence," because [we] must not invoke the name of Yahweh.

Micah 7:5-7

Do not put faith in a friend; put no trust in a close friend. Guard the doorways of your mouth from the one who lies in your lap.

Habakkuk 3:16

I hear and my stomach shakes; my lips quiver at the sound; infection enters my bones; that which [is] beneath me trembles; I wait quietly for the day of trouble to come upon the people attacking us.

Zephaniah 2:2-3

Before the birth of the decree, the day flies away like chaff; before the fierce anger of Yahweh overtakes you; before the day of the anger of Yahweh overtakes you.

Matthew 27:12-14

And {when he was being accused} by the chief priests and elders he answered nothing.

Ephesians 5:15-16

Therefore, consider carefully how you live, not as unwise but as wise,

Ephesians 6:13

Because of this, take up the full armor of God, in order that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand.

2 Timothy 3:1

But know this, that in the last days difficult times will come,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

Bible References

An evil

Ecclesiastes 9:12
For man does not know his time. Just as fish are caught in a cruel net and like birds who are seized in a snare, so also {humans} are ensnared at a cruel time when it falls suddenly upon them.
Isaiah 37:3
And they said to him, "Thus says Hezekiah: 'This day [is] a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace, for children have come to [the] cervical opening, and there is no strength to give birth.
Micah 2:3
Therefore, thus says Yahweh: Look! I am planning disaster against this family from which you will not be able to remove your necks. You will not walk proudly, for it [is] a time of disaster.
Habakkuk 3:16
I hear and my stomach shakes; my lips quiver at the sound; infection enters my bones; that which [is] beneath me trembles; I wait quietly for the day of trouble to come upon the people attacking us.
Zephaniah 2:2
Before the birth of the decree, the day flies away like chaff; before the fierce anger of Yahweh overtakes you; before the day of the anger of Yahweh overtakes you.
Ephesians 5:15
Therefore, consider carefully how you live, not as unwise but as wise,
Ephesians 6:13
Because of this, take up the full armor of God, in order that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand.
2 Timothy 3:1
But know this, that in the last days difficult times will come,

General references

Job 32:16
And I have waited because they do not speak, because they stand [there] [and] no longer answer.
Proverbs 29:11
A fool gives all his breath, but [the] wise holds back in quiet.
Isaiah 36:21
But they were silent and did not answer him a word, for the command of the king was, "You must not answer him."