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Bible Verses About Silence
Find Bible verses about silence — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about silence?
The Bible addresses silence with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Psalms 62:5
“My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.”
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Ezekiel 27:32
“In their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for you, and lament over you, saying, Who is there like Tyre, like her who is brought to silence in the midst of the sea?”
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Lamentations 3:28
“Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he has laid it on him.”
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Lamentations 2:10
“The elders of the daughter of Zion sit on the ground, they keep silence; They have cast up dust on their heads; they have clothed themselves with sackcloth: The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.”
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Isaiah 47:5
“"Sit in silence, and go into darkness, daughter of the Chaldeans; for you shall no more be called the mistress of kingdoms.”
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Proverbs 17:28
“Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.”
Job 13:5
“Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.”
Ecclesiastes 3:7
“a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;”
Mark 14:61
“But he stayed quiet, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?"”
Mark 3:4
“He said to them, "Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?" But they were silent.”
Matthew 26:63
“But Jesus held his peace. The high priest answered him, "I adjure you by the living God, that you tell us whether you are the Christ, the Son of God."”
Psalms 94:17
“Unless Yahweh had been my help, my soul would have soon lived in silence.”
Lamentations 3:8
“Yes, when I cry, and call for help, he shuts out my prayer.”
Psalms 137:2
“On the willows in its midst, we hung up our harps.”
1 Samuel 2:9
“He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; for no man shall prevail by strength.”
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Deuteronomy 27:9 — “Moses and the priests the Levites spoke to all Israel, saying, "Keep silence, and listen, Israel: th...”
Ezekiel 16:63 — “that you may remember, and be confounded, and never open your mouth any more, because of your shame,...”
Job 41:12 — “"I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, nor his mighty strength, nor his goodly frame....”
Revelation 8:1 — “When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour....”
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