31 Bible Verses about Individuals Being Silent

The man gazed at her in silence to learn whether the LORD had prospered his journey or not.

Now Jacob heard that he had defiled his daughter Dinah. But his sons were with his livestock in the field, so Jacob held his peace until they came.

Yet Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, "Something has happened to him. He is not clean; surely he is not clean."

Then Moses said to Aaron, "This is what the LORD has said, 'Among those who are near me I will be sanctified, and before all the people I will be glorified.'"And Aaron held his peace.

And when Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more.

But some worthless fellows said, "How can this man save us?" And they despised him and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

For as the LORD lives who saves Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die." But there was not a man among all the people who answered him.

And her brother Absalom said to her, "Has Amnon your brother been with you? Now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother; do not take this to heart." So Tamar lived, a desolate woman, in her brother Absalom's house.

But Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad, for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had violated his sister Tamar.

And Elijah came near to all the people and said, "How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." And the people did not answer him a word.

But the people were silent and answered him not a word, for the king's command was, "Do not answer him."

But they were silent and answered him not a word, for the king's command was, "Do not answer him."

The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence; they have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth; the young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.

And he said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?" But they were silent.

But they remained silent. Then he took him and healed him and sent him away.

And they were not able in the presence of the people to catch him in what he said, but marveling at his answer they became silent.

But they kept silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest.

And all the assembly fell silent, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they related what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles.

And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they became even more quiet. And he said:

the princes refrained from talking and laid their hand on their mouth;

the voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.

After I spoke they did not speak again, and my word dropped upon them.

"Men listened to me and waited and kept silence for my counsel.

But I am like a deaf man; I do not hear, like a mute man who does not open his mouth.

I am mute; I do not open my mouth, for it is you who have done it.

I said, "I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, so long as the wicked are in my presence."

I was mute and silent; I held my peace to no avail, and my distress grew worse.

And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.

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

Just then his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, "What do you seek?" or, "Why are you talking with her?"

And here he is, speaking openly, and they say nothing to him! Can it be that the authorities really know that this is the Christ?