31 Bible Verses about Individuals Being Silent

And the man looked stedfastly on her, holding his peace, to know whether Jehovah had made his journey prosperous or not.

Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; and his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they came.

Nevertheless Saul spake not anything that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.

Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that Jehovah spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.

And when she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking unto her.

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.

For, as Jehovah liveth, who saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him.

And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but now hold thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; take not this thing to heart. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house.

And Absalom spake unto Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

And Elijah came near unto all the people, and said, How long go ye limping between the two sides? if Jehovah be God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, they keep silence; They have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

And he saith unto them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

But they held their peace. And he took him, and healed him, and let him go.

And they were not able to take hold of the saying before the people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

But they held their peace: for they had disputed one with another on the way, who was the greatest.

And all the multitude kept silence; and they hearkened unto Barnabas and Paul rehearsing what signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles through them.

And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith,

The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;

The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

After my words they spake not again; And my speech distilled upon them.

Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.

But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

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

I said, I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me.

I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; And my sorrow was stirred.

So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

And upon this came his disciples; and they marvelled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why speakest thou with her?

And lo, he speaketh openly, and they say nothing unto him. Can it be that the rulers indeed know that this is the Christ?