'Silent' in the Bible
When Jacob heard that Shechem had violated his daughter Dinah, his sons were with the livestock in the field. So Jacob remained silent until they came in.
Moses then said to Aaron, "This is what the Lord spoke: 'Among the ones close to me I will show myself holy, and in the presence of all the people I will be honored.'" So Aaron kept silent.
and her father hears of her vow or the obligation to which she has pledged herself, and her father remains silent about her, then all her vows will stand, and every obligation to which she has pledged herself will stand.
and her husband hears about it, but remains silent about her when he hears about it, then her vows will stand and her obligations which she has pledged for herself will stand.
and her husband heard about it, but remained silent about her, and did not overrule her, then all her vows will stand, and every obligation which she pledged for herself will stand.
But if her husband remains completely silent about her from day to day, he thus confirms all her vows or all her obligations which she is under; he confirms them because he remained silent about when he heard them.
The people were silent and did not respond, for the king had ordered, "Don't respond to him."
I said to them, "To the extent possible we have bought back our fellow Jews who had been sold to the Gentiles. But now you yourselves want to sell your own countrymen, so that we can then buy them back!" They were utterly silent, and could find nothing to say.
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."
"Teach me and I, for my part, will be silent; explain to me how I have been mistaken.
If only you would keep completely silent! For you, that would be wisdom.
Who will contend with me? If anyone can, I will be silent and die.
Yet I have not been silent because of the darkness, because of the thick darkness that covered my face.
the voices of the nobles fell silent, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.
"People listened to me and waited silently; they kept silent for my advice.
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 --
Pay attention, Job -- listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
If not, you listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom."
I will not keep silent about its limbs, and the extent of its might, and the grace of its arrangement.
So now my heart will sing to you and not be silent; O Lord my God, I will always give thanks to you.
I was stone silent; I held back the urge to speak. My frustration grew;
I am silent and cannot open my mouth because of what you have done.
Our God approaches and is not silent; consuming fire goes ahead of him and all around him a storm rages.
When you did these things, I was silent, so you thought I was exactly like you. But now I will condemn you and state my case against you!
From heaven you announced what their punishment would be. The earth was afraid and silent
A song, a psalm of Asaph. O God, do not be silent! Do not ignore us! Do not be inactive, O God!
The one who denounces his neighbor lacks wisdom, but the one who has discernment keeps silent.
Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.
A time to rip, and a time to sew; a time to keep silent, and a time to speak.
They were silent and did not respond, for the king had ordered, "Don't respond to him."
He was treated harshly and afflicted, but he did not even open his mouth. Like a lamb led to the slaughtering block, like a sheep silent before her shearers, he did not even open his mouth.
Whom are you worried about? Whom do you fear, that you would act so deceitfully and not remember me or think about me? Because I have been silent for so long, you are not afraid of me.
"For the sake of Zion I will not be silent; for the sake of Jerusalem I will not be quiet, until her vindication shines brightly and her deliverance burns like a torch."
I post watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they should keep praying all day and all night. You who pray to the Lord, don't be silent!
In light of all this, how can you still hold back, Lord? How can you be silent and continue to humiliate us?
Look, I have decreed: I will not keep silent, but will pay them back; I will pay them back exactly what they deserve,
I said, "Oh, the feeling in the pit of my stomach! I writhe in anguish. Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds within me. I cannot keep silent. For I hear the sound of the trumpet; the sound of the battle cry pierces my soul!
I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to reprove them, for they are a rebellious house.
Then you will remember, be ashamed, and remain silent when I make atonement for all you have done, declares the sovereign Lord.'"
On that day you will be able to speak again; you will talk with the fugitive and be silent no longer. You will be an object lesson for them, and they will know that I am the Lord."
Be silent before the Lord God, for the Lord's day of judgment is almost here. The Lord has prepared a sacrificial meal; he has ritually purified his guests.
Be silent in the Lord's presence, all people everywhere, for he is being moved to action in his holy dwelling place.