What does the Bible say about silence?

21 verses about silence, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about silence

Proverbs 17:28 — Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. 6 votes
Psalms 46:10 — Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. 5 votes
Psalms 62:5 — My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. 5 votes
Exodus 14:14 — The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. 4 votes
Psalms 141:3 — Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. 4 votes
Lamentations 3:26 — It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. 4 votes
Proverbs 29:11 — A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. 3 votes
Habakkuk 2:20 — But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. 3 votes
Revelation 8:1 — And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. 3 votes
Job 29:21 — Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel. 2 votes
Psalms 37:7 — Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 2 votes
Psalms 62:1 — [To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.] Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. 2 votes
Proverbs 18:13 — He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him. 2 votes
Ecclesiastes 3:7 — A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; 2 votes
Isaiah 30:15 — For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not. 2 votes
Isaiah 53:7 — He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. 2 votes
Lamentations 3:28 — He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him. 2 votes
Romans 10:17 — So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. 2 votes
1 Corinthians 14:34 — Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. 2 votes
1 Timothy 2:11 — Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. 2 votes
James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 2 votes

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Psalms (5), Proverbs (3), Isaiah (2), Lamentations (2), Exodus (1), Job (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Habakkuk (1), Romans (1), 1 Corinthians (1), 1 Timothy (1), James (1) and 1 more

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