20 Bible Verses about Silence

And the Pharisees, hearing that he had put the Sadducees to silence, assembled together;

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 were silent.

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

And seeing the man that had been cured standing with them, they could say nothing in reply.

Now we know that whatever the Law saith, it saith to those who are under the Law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world become subject to condemnation before God.

And the passage of the scripture which he was reading was this: "He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so he openeth not his mouth.

But Jesus was silent. And the highpriest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God.

But he was silent, and answered nothing. Again the highpriest asked him, and saith to him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

And he made him no answer, not even to one word; so that the governor greatly wondered.

And Pilate asked him again, Dost thou make no answer? See what things they are testifying against thee! But Jesus made no further answer; so that Pilate marveled.

and went again into the palace, and saith to Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

And he put many questions to him; but he gave him no answer.

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

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him. And the demon threw him down in the midst, and came out of him, having done him no hurt.

And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the waves, Peace! be still! And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

And when be had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about haft an hour.

And when the voice had come, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it secret, and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.

And all the multitude became silent, and listened to Barnabas and Paul, while they related what great signs and wonders God had wrought among the gentiles by them.

And after the tumult had ceased, Paul called to him the disciples, and having embraced them departed to go into Macedonia.