Top 25 Bible Verses About Silence (NIV)

¹⁰ "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

²⁸ Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.

⁵ Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him.

²⁶ it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

³ Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.

²⁰ But the LORD is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him."

¹⁴ The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still."

¹¹ A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. ¹² I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent. ¹³ For Adam was formed first, then Eve. ¹⁴ And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner.

¹¹ A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.

²¹ "Men listened to me expectantly, waiting in silence for my counsel.

¹ When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

⁷ Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

³⁴ As in all the congregations of the saints, women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says. ³⁵ If they want to inquire about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in the church.

⁷ 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.

¹⁵ This is what the Sovereign LORD, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.

¹ My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him.

¹⁷ Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.

¹³ He who answers before listening- that is his folly and his shame.

²⁸ Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it on him.

¹⁹ My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,

⁷ a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,

²³ A prudent man keeps his knowledge to himself, but the heart of fools blurts out folly.

⁶ A fool's lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating. ⁷ A fool's mouth is his undoing, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

²³ He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.

³ Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips. ⁴ Let not my heart be drawn to what is evil, to take part in wicked deeds with men who are evildoers; let me not eat of their delicacies.