61 Bible Verses about Silence

Even a fool who keeps silent {shall be considered wise}; he who closes his lips [is] intelligent.

Let him sit alone and be silent when he has laid it on him.

These [things] you have done, and I have been silent; You imagined that I was just like you. I will rebuke you and present [an argument] before your eyes.

but he remains quiet, and who can condemn? And he hides [his] face, and who can behold him? Yet [he is] over a nation and over a person alike,

I have been silent for a long time; I have kept silent; I have restrained myself like one giving birth; I will moan, pant, and gasp together.

And of whom were you afraid and feared, that you deceived and did not remember me? Did you not place [it] on your heart? [Have] I not been silent, even from long ago, and [so] you do not fear me?

Our God comes and he is not silent. Before him fire devours, and around him it is very tempestuous.

For the sake of Zion I will not be silent, and for the sake of Jerusalem I will not maintain a quiet attitude, until her righteousness goes out like the bright light, and her salvation burns like a torch.

Look! [It] is written before me: I will not be silent, but I will repay; and I will repay in the fold of their garment your iniquities and the iniquities of your ancestors together, says Yahweh, because they made smoke offerings on the mountains and they taunted me on the hills, I will measure their punishment [from the] beginning into the fold of their garment."

To you, O Yahweh, I call. O my rock, do not be deaf to me. Or else, if you are silent to me, then I will become like those descending to [the] pit.

You have seen, O Yahweh. Do not be deaf. O Lord, do not be far from me.

Hear my prayer, O Yahweh, and listen [to] my cry for help; do not be deaf to my tears. For I [am] an alien with you, a sojourner like all my ancestors.

O God, do not rest [silently]. Do not keep silent or be still, O God.

O God of my praise, do not keep silent,

Will you control yourself because of these, Yahweh? Will you be silent? And will you oppress us exceedingly?

Your eyes [are] too pure to see evil, and you are not able to look at wrongdoing. Why do you look at the treacherous? [Why] are you silent when the wicked swallows up [someone] more righteous than him?

He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked will be destroyed in the darkness, because a man will not prevail by [his] might.

From the mouth of children and infants you have founded strength on account of your enemies, to silence [the] enemy and [the] avenger.

However, the king will rejoice in God. Everyone who swears an oath by him will boast, because [the] mouth of [the] liars will be stopped.

[The] upright see [it] and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth.

[the] noise of foreigners like heat in a dry land. You subdued [the] heat with [the] shade of a cloud; [the] song of [the] ruthless was silenced.

Sit silently and go into the darkness, daughter of Chaldea, for {they shall no longer call} you mistress of kingdoms.

Baldness has come upon Gaza, Ashkelon is destroyed. O remnant of their valley, {how long} will you cut yourself with a blade?

The glory of Moab is no longer. In Heshbon they planned evil against her. Come and let us cut her off from [being] a nation. Also, Madmen, you will be silent. After you will go [the] sword.

For Yahweh [is] devastating Babylon, and he obliterates [her] loud noise from her. Their waves roar like mighty waters, the roar of their voices resounds.

Now [when] the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they assembled at the same [place].

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

And they were not able to catch [him] in a statement in the sight of the people, and astonished at his answer, they became silent.

And [because they] saw the man who had been healed standing there with them, they had nothing to say in return.

Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those under the law, in order that every mouth may be closed and the whole world may become accountable to God.

He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was brought like lamb to [the] slaughter, and like a sheep is dumb before its shearers, so he did not open his mouth.

Now the passage of scripture that he was reading aloud was this: "He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb before its shearer [is] silent, so he did not open his mouth.

But Jesus was silent. And the high priest said to him, "I put you under oath by the living God, that you tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God!"

But he was silent and did not reply anything. Again the high priest asked him and said to him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"

And he did not reply to him, not even with reference to one statement, so that the governor was very astonished.

So Pilate asked him again, saying, "Do you not answer anything? See how many [charges] they are bringing against you!" But Jesus did not answer anything further, so that Pilate was astonished.

and he entered into the governor's residence again and said to Jesus, "Where are you from?" But Jesus did not give him an answer.

So he questioned him {at considerable length}, but he answered nothing to him.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!" And [after] convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, the unclean spirit came out of him.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent and come out of him!" And [after] throwing him down in their midst, the demon came out of him without hurting him at all.

And he woke up [and] rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Be quiet! Be silent!" And the wind abated and there was a great calm.

But Joshua commanded the people, saying, "You will not shout, and you will not let your voice be heard; a word will not go out from your mouth until the day I say to you 'Shout!' Then you will shout."

And the man [was] gazing at her silently to know [if] Yahweh had made his journey successful or not.

Yahweh will fight for you, and you must be quiet." And Yahweh said to Moses, "Why do you cry out to me? Speak to the {Israelites} [so that] they set out.

Then the sons of the prophets who [were in] Bethel came out to Elisha, and they said to him, "Do you know that Yahweh [is] going to take your master {from you} today?" He said, "I also know; be quiet!"

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

"At my going out [the] gate to [the] city, I secured my seat in the square. Young men saw me and stepped aside, and [the] aged rose up [and] stood. Officials refrained from talking, and they laid [their] hand on their mouth.read more.
[The] voices of nobles were hushed, and their tongue stuck to their palate.

In many words, transgression is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent.

However, some {worthless men} said, "How can this [man] deliver us?" So they despised him and brought no gift to him, but he kept silent.

{O that} you would keep completely silent, and [that] it would become wisdom for you.

"Listen attentively, Job; listen to me; be silent, and I will speak. If {you have anything to say}, {answer me}; speak, for I desire {to justify you}. If not, you listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom."

He who lacks {sense} belittles his neighbor, but a person of intelligence will remain silent.

I am mute. I do not open my mouth, for you, yourself, have done [it].

in order that you will remember, and you will be ashamed, and {you will not open your mouth again} {because of} your disgrace when I forgive you for all that you have done!'" {declares} the Lord Yahweh.

Be disturbed but do not sin. Commune in your heart on your bed and be silent. Selah

And after the voice had occurred, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.

And the whole group became silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul describing all the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.

And, I will put an end to the noise of your songs, and the sound of your lyres will not be heard any longer.

Sigh in silence [for the] dead; you shall not make a mourning ceremony. Bind your turban on you, and you must put your sandals on your feet. You must not cover your [upper] lip, and the bread of {mourners} you shall not eat."

Now after the turmoil had ceased, Paul summoned the disciples, and [after] encouraging [them], he said farewell [and] departed to travel to Macedonia.