Bible Verses About Silence

“Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.”

“Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.”

“It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.”

“A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.”

“But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.”

“When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.”

“Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.”

“A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, and then Eve. And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.”

“He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.”

“Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.”

“Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says. If they wish to inquire about something, they are to ask their own husbands at home; for it is dishonorable for a woman to speak in the church.”

“For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence — but you were not willing.”

“Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.”

“For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him.”

“Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it upon him.”

“He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.”

“A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating. A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.”

“A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.”

“Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips. Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.”

“Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and went out to a solitary place to pray.”

“Whoever shows contempt for his neighbor lacks judgment, but a man of understanding remains silent.”

“A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit. Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.”

“Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.”

“Our God approaches and will not be silent! Consuming fire precedes Him, and a tempest rages around Him.”

“For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.”

“O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me.”

“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.”

“When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.”

“Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”

“When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.”

“A song. A Psalm of Asaph. O God, be not silent; be not speechless; be not still, O God.”

“I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.”

“Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.”

“You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But now I rebuke you and accuse you to your face.”

“Therefore, the prudent keep silent in such times, for the days are evil.”

“May lying lips be silenced — lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.”

“In that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “the songs of the temple will turn to wailing. Many will be the corpses, strewn in silence everywhere!”

“After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.”

“After the earthquake there was a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire. And after the fire came a still, small voice.”

“And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.”

“Be silent before Me, O islands, and let the peoples renew their strength. Let them come forward and testify; let us together draw near for judgment.”

“He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.”

“The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.”

“But if there is no interpreter, he should remain silent in the church and speak only to himself and God.”

“If I say to the wicked man, ‘You will surely die,’ but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood. But if you warn a wicked man and he does not turn from his wickedness and his wicked way, he will die in his iniquity, but you will have saved yourself.”

“The whole assembly fell silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing the signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.”

“But upon reaching the idols near Gilgal, he himself turned back and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” “Silence,” said the king, and all his attendants left him.”

“When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.”

“It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.”

“And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat. So they went away in a boat by themselves to a solitary place.”