'Silence' in the Bible

Meanwhile, the man was gazing at her in silence, to know whether the Lord had made his journey successful or not.

But he himself turned back from the idols which were at Gilgal, and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” And he said, “Keep silence.” And all who attended him left him.

“It stood still, but I could not discern its appearance;A form was before my eyes;There was silence, then I heard a voice:

“Shall your boasts silence men?And shall you scoff and none rebuke?

“I will not keep silence concerning his limbs,Or his mighty strength, or his orderly frame.

May our God come and not keep silence;Fire devours before Him,And it is very tempestuous around Him.

“These things you have done and I kept silence;You thought that I was just like you;I will reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes.

For the choir director; according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.My soul waits in silence for God only;From Him is my salvation.

My soul, wait in silence for God only,For my hope is from Him.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David. A Song.There will be silence before You, and praise in Zion, O God,And to You the vow will be performed.

If the Lord had not been my help,My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.

The dead do not praise the Lord,Nor do any who go down into silence;

“Coastlands, listen to Me in silence,And let the peoples gain new strength;Let them come forward, then let them speak;Let us come together for judgment.

So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the sound of your harps will be heard no more.

The songs of the palace will turn to wailing in that day,” declares the Lord God. “Many will be the corpses; in every place they will cast them forth in silence.”