34 Bible Verses about Curbing Speech

Keep quiet, and let me say what is in my mind, whatever may come to me.

Take note O Job, give ear to me; keep quiet, while I say what is in my mind.

If not, give attention to me, and keep quiet, and I will give you wisdom.

Take note of me and be full of wonder, put your hand on your mouth.

Send out a cry of grief, you men of the sea-land, traders of Zidon, who go over the sea, whose representatives are on great waters;

Be seated in the dark without a word, O daughter of the Chaldaeans: for you will no longer be named, The Queen of Kingdoms.

Let me not be shamed, O Lord, for I have made my prayer to you; let the sinners be shamed, and let their mouths be shut in the underworld.

Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.

You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;

Be not unwise with your mouth, and let not your heart be quick to say anything before God, because God is in heaven and you are on the earth--so let not the number of your words be great.

Let there be no sound before the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is near: for the Lord has made ready an offering, he has made his guests holy.

Then Moses and the priests, the Levites, said to all Israel, Be quiet and give ear, O Israel; today you have become the people of the Lord your God.

But he himself, turning back from the stone images at Gilgal, said, I have something to say to you in secret, O king. And he said, Let there be quiet. Then all those who were waiting before him went out.

And they said to him, Be quiet; say nothing, and come with us and be our father and priest; is it better for you to be priest to one man's house or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

And when a man's relation, even the one who is responsible for burning his body, lifting him up to take his bones out of the house, says to him who is in the inmost part of the house, Is there still anyone with you? and he says, No; then he will say, Keep quiet, for the name of the Lord may not be named.

And the songs of the king's house will be cries of pain in that day, says the Lord God: great will be the number of the dead bodies, and everywhere they will put them out without a word.

Let all flesh be quiet and make no sound before the Lord: for he is awake and has come from his holy resting-place.

And to the people Joshua gave an order, saying, You will give no cry, and make no sound, and let no word go out of your mouth till the day when I say, Give a loud cry; then give a loud cry.

And the children of Dan said to him, Say no more, or men of bitter spirit may make an attack on you, causing loss of your life and the lives of your people.

Truly, there is no deceit in my lips, and my tongue does not say what is false.

So that you are turning your spirit against God, and letting such words go out of your mouth?

For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

Put no faith in a friend, do not let your hope be placed in a relation: keep watch on the doors of your mouth against her who is resting on your breast.

And I will keep myself from talking of anything but those things which Christ has done by me to put the Gentiles under his rule in word and in act,

Wives, be ruled by your husbands; so that even if some of them give no attention to the word, their hearts may be changed by the behaviour of their wives,

But if there is no one to give the sense, let him keep quiet in the church; and let his words be to himself and to God.

But if a revelation is given to another who is seated near, let the first be quiet.

In my opinion it is right for a woman not to be a teacher, or to have rule over a man, but to be quiet.

Let a woman quietly take the place of a learner and be under authority.

Give me teaching and I will be quiet; and make me see my error.

Truly, I am of no value; what answer may I give to you? I will put my hand on my mouth.

Take note of all these things which I have said to you, and let not the names of other gods come into your minds or from your lips.

But evil acts of the flesh and all unclean things, or desire for others' property, let it not even be named among you, as is right for saints;

For the things which are done by them in secret it is shame even to put into words.