17 Bible Verses about People Being Silent
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After I had spoken, they did not respond; my words fell on them drop by drop.
And I have waited. But because they do not speak, because they stand there and answer no more,
because I was terrified of the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I remained silent and would not go outdoors --
Wisdom is unattainable for a fool; in court he does not open his mouth.
"But if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I refrain from speaking -- how much of it goes away?
For the music director; a psalm of David, a song. Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion. Vows made to you are fulfilled.
For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me.
Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me confidence.
It is good to wait patiently for deliverance from the Lord.
(Yod) Let a person sit alone in silence, when the Lord is disciplining him.
Just as there is futility in many dreams, so also in many words. Therefore, fear God!
When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth.
Nations will see this and be disappointed by all their strength, they will put their hands over their mouths, and act as if they were deaf.
But the Lord is in his majestic palace. The whole earth is speechless in his presence!"
For we have been sold -- both I and my people -- to destruction and to slaughter and to annihilation! If we had simply been sold as male and female slaves, I would have remained silent, for such distress would not have been sufficient for troubling the king."
Bible Theasaurus
- Silent (144 instances)
