20 Bible Verses about Silence

And the Pharisees, hearing that He silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together.

And He says to them; Is it lawful to do good or to do evil on the Sabbath; to save life, or to kill? And they were silent.

And they were not able to criticise His word before the people: and being astonished at His answer, they were silent.

and seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against it.

But we know that so many things as the law speaks, it says to those under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may become guilty before God.

and the place of the scripture which he was reading was this, He was led like a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb before the one shearing him is dumb, so he opens not his mouth.

And Jesus was silent; and the high priest responding said to Him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us if thou art the Christ, the Son of God.

And He was silent, and answered nothing: again the high priest asked Him, and says to Him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

And He responded to him not one word, so that the governor marveled exceedingly.

And Pilate again asked Him, saying, Do you not answer? behold, how many things they witness against you. And Jesus responded nothing at all; so that Pilate marveled.

then he went again into the judgment hall, and speaks to Jesus, Whence art thou? And Jesus gave him no answer.

And he asked Him with many words; and He responded to him nothing.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out from him. And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a great voice, came out from him.

Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent and come out from him; and the demon having thrown him down in the midst came out from him, not having injured him.

And being awakened, He said to the sea, Be calm, be quiet. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

And when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about half an hour.

And they were silent, and they told no one during those days any of those things which they had seen

And the whole multitude became silent, and continued to hear Barnabas and Paul, relating how many miracles and wonders God wrought among the Gentiles through them.

After the uproar ceased, Paul, having sent for the disciples and exhorted them, bidding them adieu, departed to go into Macedonia.