73 occurrences

'Silent' in the Bible

And the man, wondering at her, remaineth silent, to know whether Jehovah hath made his way prosperous or not.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals Being SilentSilenceLooking Intently At PeopleSuccess Through God

And Jacob hath heard that he hath defiled Dinah his daughter, and his sons were with his cattle in the field, and Jacob kept silent till their coming.

Verse ConceptsJacob, Life And Character OfRapeIndividuals Being SilentPeople Being Polluted

And Moses saith unto Aaron, 'It is that which Jehovah hath spoken, saying, By those drawing near to Me I am sanctified, and in the face of all the people I am honoured;' and Aaron is silent.

Verse ConceptsAaron, Priestly ResponsibilitiesWorship, Reasons ForMan's Conduct Towards GodIndividuals Being Silent

and her father hath heard her vow, and her bond which she hath bound on her soul, and her father hath kept silent at her, then have all her vows been established, and every bond which she hath bound on her soul is established.

and her husband hath heard, and in the day of his hearing, he hath kept silent at her, then have her vows been established, and her bonds which she hath bound on her soul are established.

and her husband hath heard, and hath kept silent at her -- he hath not disallowed her -- then have all her vows been established, and every bond which she hath bound on her soul is established.

and if her husband certainly keep silent at her, from day unto day, then he hath established all her vows, or all her bonds which are upon her; he hath established them, for he hath kept silent at her in the day of his hearing;

And Moses speaketh -- the priests, the Levites, also -- unto all Israel, saying, 'Keep silent, and hear, O Israel, this day thou hast become a people to Jehovah thy God;

Verse ConceptsSpiritual AdoptionCurbing Speech

it is told to the Gazathites, saying, 'Samson hath come in hither;' and they go round and lay wait for him all the night at the gate of the city, and keep themselves silent all the night, saying, 'Till the light of the morning -- then we have slain him.'

Verse ConceptsDawnWaitingAmbushActing All NightAttempting To Kill Specific People

And they say, 'Rise, and we go up against them, for we have seen the land, and lo, very good; and ye are keeping silent! be not slothful to go -- to enter to possess the land.

and they say to him, 'Keep silent, lay thy hand on thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us for a father and for a priest: is it better thy being a priest to the house of one man, or thy being priest to a tribe and to a family in Israel?'

Verse ConceptsSpiritual FathersCurbing SpeechUnnamed Priests

And the sons of Israel say unto Samuel, 'Keep not silent for us from crying unto Jehovah our God, and He doth save us out of the hand of the Philistines.'

Verse ConceptsRescueUnceasingAlways PrayingIndividuals Saving OthersPray For Us

and Absalom her brother saith unto her, 'Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? and now, my sister, keep silent, he is thy brother; set not thy heart to this thing;' and Tamar dwelleth -- but desolate -- in the house of Absalom her brother.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals Being SilentLoneliness And Depression

and Absalom whom we anointed over us is dead in battle, and now, why are ye silent -- to bring back the king?'

Verse ConceptsAnointing KingsReinstating People

and the king of Israel saith unto his servants, 'Have ye not known that ours is Ramoth-Gilead? and we are keeping silent from taking it out of the hand of the king of Aram!'

And sons of the prophets who are in Beth-El come out unto Elisha, and say unto him, 'Hast thou known that to-day Jehovah is taking thy lord from thy head?' and he saith, 'I also have known -- keep silent.'

Verse ConceptsAskingSchool Of ProphetsSilenceSchoolsSons Of The ProphetsTodayPeople With General KnowledgeTaking Other Peopleassertiveness

And sons of the prophets who are in Jericho come nigh unto Elisha, and say unto him, 'Hast thou known that to-day Jehovah is taking thy lord from thy head?' and he saith, 'I also have known -- keep silent.'

Verse ConceptsSchoolsSons Of The ProphetsTodayPeople With General KnowledgeTaking Other PeopleSchool

And they say one unto another, 'We are not doing right this day; a day of tidings it is, and we are keeping silent; and -- we have waited till the light of the morning, then hath punishment found us; and now, come and we go in and declare to the house of the king.'

Verse Conceptsevangelists, identity ofevangelism, nature ofGood TidingsDaybreakGood NewsUntil DaybreakThose Who Did Not TellWe Have SinnedDoing The Right Thing

And the people have kept silent, and have not answered him a word, for the command of the king is, saying, 'Do not answer him.'

Verse ConceptsResponseIndividuals Being SilentOthers Not Answering

and say to them, 'We have acquired our brethren the Jews, those sold to the nations, according to the ability that is in us, and ye also sell your brethren, and they have been sold to us!' and they are silent, and have not found a word.

And the Levites are keeping all the people silent, saying, 'Be silent, for to-day is holy, and be not grieved.'

Verse ConceptsDo Not MournHoly Times

but if thou keep entirely silent at this time, respite and deliverance remaineth to the Jews from another place, and thou and the house of thy fathers are destroyed; and who knoweth whether for a time like this thou hast come to the kingdom?'

Verse ConceptsPurimAuthority Of PeopleRight Time For Peopledeliveranceliberationroyalty

for we have been sold, I and my people, to cut off, to slay, and to destroy; and if for men-servants and for maid-servants we had been sold I had kept silent -- but the adversity is not equal to the loss of the king.'

Verse ConceptsPeople Being SilentMaking SlavesKilling Israelitesrisk

Thy devices make men keep silent, Thou scornest, and none is causing blushing!

Verse ConceptsCruelty, examples of

O that ye would keep perfectly silent, And it would be to you for wisdom.

Verse ConceptsSilenceHow Silence Is WiseMan's Wisdom

Keep silent from me, and I speak, And pass over me doth what?

Verse ConceptsCurbing Speech

Who is he that doth strive with me? For now I keep silent and gasp.

Verse Conceptsghosts

To me they have hearkened, Yea, they wait, and are silent for my counsel.

Verse ConceptsIndividuals Being Silent

Because I fear a great multitude, And the contempt of families doth affright me, Then I am silent, I go not out of the opening.

Verse ConceptsPeople Being Silent

I do not keep silent concerning his parts, And the matter of might, And the grace of his arrangement.

Verse ConceptsStrength Of Animals

By David. Unto Thee, O Jehovah, I call, My rock, be not silent to me! Lest Thou be silent to me, And I have been compared With those going down to the pit.

Verse ConceptsDeafnessEarsGod, The RockPitsRocksSilenceSpiritual FoundationsSpiritual DeafnessGoing Down To The PitPossibility Of DeathGod Being SilentI PrayPits As A Term For Graves

So that honour doth praise Thee, and is not silent, O Jehovah, my God, to the age I thank Thee!

Verse ConceptsEternal PraiseI Will Praise You With MusicWe Thank GodThank YouPraise And WorshipGrateful Heartawakening

O Jehovah, let me not be ashamed, For I have called Thee, let the wicked be ashamed, Let them become silent to Sheol.

Verse ConceptsThe DeadGrave, TheSheolCurbing SpeechI PraySinners Grasped By DeathDisappointment

Thou hast seen, O Jehovah, Be not silent, O Lord -- be not far from me,

Verse ConceptsSilenceGod Far Away

I was dumb with silence, I kept silent from good, and my pain is excited.

Verse ConceptsMutenessIndividuals Being Silent

Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, And to my cry give ear, Unto my tear be not silent, For a sojourner I am with Thee, A settler like all my fathers.

Verse ConceptsBeing A PilgrimSilenceWeepingPilgrimsPilgrims, Examples OfSpiritual DeafnessTearsCryingReckoned As ForeignersHear Prayer!Pay Attention O God!Feelings Of Alienation

Our God cometh, and is not silent, Fire before Him doth devour, And round about him it hath been very tempestuous.

Verse ConceptsSilenceGod Appearing In FireThe Second Coming

These thou didst, and I kept silent, Thou hast thought that I am like thee, I reprove thee, and set in array before thine eyes.

Verse ConceptsRebukeSilenceSecurity, FalseInfidelity To GodGod Being SilentThe Same As GodGod Requite Them!Thoughtsaccusations

To the Overseer, for Jeduthun. -- A Psalm of David. Only -- toward God is my soul silent, From Him is my salvation.

Verse ConceptsRestlessnessPeople Being SilentGod My SalvationThose Who Wait For GodMothers Death

A Song, -- A Psalm of Asaph. O God, let there be no silence to Thee, Be not silent, nor be quiet, O God.

Verse ConceptsSilenceNot Being StillGod Being SilentNot Still

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent,

Verse ConceptsSilenceGod Being Silent

Have I not compared, and kept silent my soul, As a weaned one by its mother? As a weaned one by me is my soul.

Verse ConceptsChildlikenessQuietnessWeaningMaking Stillmomssoulbreastsbabymyself

Be silent, ye inhabitants of the isle, Trader of Zidon, passing the sea, they filled thee.

Verse ConceptsStillnessCommerceSea TravelCurbing SpeechCrossing To The Other Side

And they keep silent, and have not answered him a word, for a command of the king is, saying, 'Do not answer him.'

Verse ConceptsResponseIndividuals Being SilentOthers Not Answering

Keep silent towards Me, O isles, And the peoples pass on to power, They come nigh, then they speak, 'Together -- to judgment we draw near.'

Verse ConceptsSpiritual RenewalIslandsGod Giving StrengthGod Gives StrengthPay Attention To God!Renewal

I have kept silent from of old, I keep silent, I refrain myself, As a travailing woman I cry out, I desolate and swallow up together.

Verse ConceptsGod, Patience OfGod, Suffering OfSilenceLabour PainsGod Being Silent

Sit silent, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans, For no more do they cry to thee, 'Mistress of kingdoms.'

Verse ConceptsBabylonOblivionQueensSilenceCurbing Speechmistress

And of whom hast thou been afraid, and fearest, That thou liest, and Me hast not remembered? Thou hast not laid it to thy heart, Am not I silent, even from of old? And Me thou fearest not?

Verse ConceptsForgetting GodSilenceInfidelity To GodGod Being SilentNo Fear Of GodFearFear And WorryBeing Scared

'On thy walls, O Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen, All the day, and all the night, Continually, they are not silent.' O ye remembrancers of Jehovah, Keep not silence for yourselves,

Verse ConceptsWorship Day And NightSleeplessnessWatchmanAnticipation

For these dost Thou refrain Thyself, Jehovah? Thou art silent, and dost afflict us very sore!'

Verse ConceptsSilenceGod Being Silent

Lo, it is written before Me: 'I am not silent, but have recompensed; And I have recompensed into their bosom,

Verse ConceptsNot Being StillGod Will RequiteNot Still

My bowels, my bowels! I am pained at the walls of my heart, Make a noise for me doth My heart, I am not silent, For the voice of a trumpet I have heard, O my soul -- a shout of battle!

Verse ConceptsAgony, In HeartAgony, God's JudgmentRenewed HeartBowelsTrumpets For BattleOther References To The HeartReady For WarWarTragedyheartbeat

Wherefore are we sitting still? Be gathered, and we go in to the fenced cities, And we are silent there, For Jehovah our God hath made us silent, Yea, He causeth us to drink water of gall, For we have sinned against Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsPoison

And all the heads come in unto Jeremiah, and ask him, and he declareth to them according to all these words that the king commanded, and they keep silent from him, for the matter was not heard;

Verse ConceptsInterrogatingUnhearing

Sit on the earth -- keep silent do the elders of the daughter of Zion, They have caused dust to go up on their head, They have girded on sackcloth, Put down to the earth their head have the virgins of Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsdaughtersDust, Figurative UseBowingHeadsSackcloth And AshesSprinklingClothing OneselfBowing Heads Before GodSitting In DejectionDust On The HeadIndividuals Being Silent

In that day opened is thy mouth with the escaped, And thou speakest, and art not silent any more, And thou hast been to them for a type. And they have known that I am Jehovah.'

Verse ConceptsPeople As SignsDumbnessDumb

And the hand of Jehovah hath been unto me in the evening, before the coming in of the escaped one, and He openeth my mouth till the coming in unto me in the morning, and opened is my mouth, and I have not been silent again.

Verse ConceptsHand Of GodGod's HandDumbnessGod's Hands On PeopleDumb

'And when he speaketh with me about these things, I have set my face toward the earth, and have been silent;

Verse ConceptsReverence, And Obedience

Bible Theasaurus

Implied (2 instances)
Silent (144 instances)
Understood (92 instances)