'Silent' in the Bible

Now the Scripture passage he was reading was this:He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,and as a lamb is silent before its shearer,so He does not open His mouth.

When they heard this they became silent. Then they glorified God, saying, “So God has granted repentance resulting in life even to the Gentiles!”

Motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he explained to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Report these things to James and the brothers,” he said. Then he departed and went to a different place.

Then the whole assembly fell silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul describing all the signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles.

and after they are silent, James answered, saying, 'Men, brethren, hearken to me;

Then the Lord said to Paul in a night vision, “Don’t be afraid, but keep on speaking and don’t be silent.

When he could not be persuaded otherwise, we remained silent except to say, "May the Lord's will be done."

The tribune gave him permission, and Paul, standing on the steps, motioned for the people to be silent. When everyone had quieted down, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language:

And [when they] heard that he was addressing them in the Aramaic language, {they became even more silent}. And he said,