31 Bible Verses about Individuals Being Silent

And the man, wondering at her, held his peace, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous, or not.

And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter (now his sons were with his cattle in the field:) and Jacob held his peace till they had come.

Nevertheless Saul spoke not any thing that day: for he thought, Something hath befallen him, he is not clean; surely he is not clean.

Then Moses said to Aaron, This is what the LORD spoke, 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.

When she saw that she was steadfastly resolved to go with her, then she left speaking to her.

But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.

For as the LORD liveth, who saveth Israel, though it is 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 to her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house.

And Absalom spoke to his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

And Elijah came to all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD is 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, and 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 to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? but they held their peace.

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

And they could not take hold of his words before the people: and they marveled at his answer, and held their peace.

But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.

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

(And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

After my words they spoke not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

To me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

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

To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. 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 spoke a word to 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 marveled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?

But lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing to him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?