20 Bible Verses about Silence

But the Pharisees hearing that he had stopped the Sadducees' mouths, they assembled together:

And he saith to them, Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do evil, to preserve life, or to kill? but they were silent.

And they were unable to lay hold of a single expression of his before the people: and marvelling at his answer, they were silenced.

But seeing the man who was healed standing with them, they had not a word to reply in contradiction.

Now we know that whatsoever things the law saith, it speaks to those who are under the law: that every mouth might be sealed up, and all the world become criminal before God.

The portion of scripture which he had been reading was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and as a lamb before him who sheareth it is dumb, so he opened not his mouth:

But Jesus was silent. And the high-priest addressing him, said, I adjure thee, by the living God, that thou tell us, if thou art the Messiah, the Son of God.

But he kept silence, and made them not a word of reply. Again the high-priest questioned him, and said to him, Art thou the Messiah, the Son of the blessed?

And he made him no reply, no not to a single word: so that the governor marvelled exceedingly.

Then Pilate again interrogated him, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they testify against thee. But Jesus notwithstanding made not a word of reply; so that Pilate marvelled.

and entered into the praetorium again, and saith to Jesus, From whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

And he put a variety of questions to him; but he made him no reply.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him. And the unclean spirit threw him into convulsions, and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Stop thy mouth, and come out of him. And the devil throwing him down into the midst, came out of him, doing him no injury.

And rising, he with authority charged the wind, and said to the sea, Silence! be still! And the wind subsided, and there was a great calm.

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

And when the voice ceased, Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no man in those days a word of the things which they had seen.

Then the whole multitude kept silence, and listened to Barnabas and Paul, relating how great signs and miracles God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

THEN after the tumult was quieted, Paul called to him the disciples, and taking his leave, departed to go into Macedonia.