31 Bible Verses about Individuals Being Silent

And the man was watching her, keeping silent, in order to know whether Jehovah had prospered his journey or not.

And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter. And his sons were with his cattle in the field. And Jacob kept silent until they had come.

And Saul did not speak anything that day. For he thought, Something has happened to him; he is not clean. Surely he is not clean.

Then Moses said to Aaron, It is that which Jehovah spoke, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come near me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.

When she saw that she was determined to go with her, then she quit speaking to her.

But the sons of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him and brought him no present. But he was silent.

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

And Absalom her brother said to her, Has Amnon your brother been with you? But now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother. Do not set your heart on this thing. And Tamar remained desolate in the house of her brother Absalom.

And Absalom did not speak to his brother Amnon, neither good nor bad, for Absalom hated Amnon because he had forced his sister Tamar.

And Elijah came to all the people and said, How long are you limping over two opinions? If Jehovah is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, then follow him. And the people did not answer him a word.

But the people kept silent and did not answer him a word. For the king's command was, saying, Do not answer him.

But they were silent and did not answer him a word, for the king's command, saying, Do not answer him.

The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground and are silent; they send up dust on their heads; they gird on sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

And He said to them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? To save life, or to kill? But they were silent.

And they were silent. And taking him, He healed him and let him go.

And they could not take hold of His words before the people. And they marveled at His answer and were silent.

But they were silent. For in the way they had disputed among themselves who was the greatest.

And all the multitude kept silent and listened to Barnabas and Paul declaring what miracles and wonders God had worked among the nations through them.

And hearing that he spoke to them in the Hebrew dialect, they all the more kept silence. And he said,

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

The noble's voice was subdued, and their tongue clung to the roof of their mouth.

After my words they did not go on; and my speech dropped on them.

They listened to me, and waited, and kept silent at my counsel.

But like a deaf one, I do not hear; and I am like a dumb one who opens not his mouth.

I was dumb, I did not open my mouth; because You have done it.

To the Chief Musician, to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways so that I do not sin with my tongue; I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked are before me.

I became dumb, keeping still; I was silent, from good; and my pain was stirred.

And they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights. And no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.

And these three men ceased from answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

And upon this His disciples came and marveled that He talked with the woman. However, no one said, What do You seek, or why do You talk with her?

But lo, he speaks publicly, and they say nothing to him. Perhaps the rulers truly know that this is the Christ indeed?