31 Bible Verses about Individuals Being Silent

And the man looked steadfastly on her, keeping silent, to know whether LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter. And his sons were with his cattle in the field, and Jacob held his peace until they came.

Nevertheless Saul spoke nothing that day, for he thought, Something has befallen him. He is not clean. Surely he is not clean.

Then Moses said to Aaron, This is it that LORD spoke, saying, I will be sanctified in those who come near me. And I will be glorified before all the people. And Aaron remained silent.

And when she saw that she was steadfastly minded to go with her, she left off speaking to her.

But certain worthless fellows said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

For, as LORD lives, who saves Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people who answered him.

And Absalom her brother said to her, Has Amnon thy brother been with thee? But now hold thy peace, my sister. He is thy brother. Do not take this thing to heart. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house.

And Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad, for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

And Elijah came near to all the people, and said, How long do ye go limping between the two sides? If LORD be God, follow him, but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.

But the people were silent, and did not answer him a word, for the king's commandment was, saying, Do not answer him.

But they held their peace, and answered him not a word. For the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground. They keep silence. They have cast up dust upon their heads. They have girded themselves with sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

And he says to them, Is it permitted to do good on the Sabbath day or to do harm, to save life or to kill? But they were silent.

But they were silent. And having taken him, he healed him and released him.

And they were unable to lay hold of his word before the people. And having marveled at his answer, they were silent.

But they were silent, for on the way they discussed among each other, who is greater.

And all the multitude kept silent, and they heard Barnabas and Paul describing how many signs and wonders God did among the Gentiles through them.

And having heard that he called out to them in the Hebrew language, they offered more silence. And he says,

The rulers refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

The voice of the ranking men was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.

After my words they spoke not again, and my speech distilled upon them.

To me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel.

But I, as a deaf man, hear not. And I am as a mute man who opens not his mouth.

I was mute. I opened not my mouth, because thou did it.

I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked man is before me.

I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good, and my sorrow was stirred.

So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights. And none spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.

So these three men ceased to answer Job because he was righteous in his own eyes.

And upon this his disciples came. And they marveled that he spoke with the woman, yet no man said, What seek thou? or, Why do thou speak with her?

And lo, he speaks in public, and they say nothing to him. Perhaps the rulers really know that this really is the Christ?