Bible Verses About Being Quiet
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for being quiet, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 36,186 votes, led by Exodus 14:14. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Being Quiet
Exodus 14:14875 votes
The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
James 1:19841 votes
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Proverbs 17:28838 votes
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Psalms 46:10763 votes
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Proverbs 29:11656 votes
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Proverbs 11:12614 votes
He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
Proverbs 10:19607 votes
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
Psalms 37:7581 votes
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
Proverbs 18:13569 votes
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
1 Peter 3:3-4565 votes
Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
Psalms 4:4563 votes
Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
1 Thessalonians 4:11520 votes
And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
Ephesians 4:29487 votes
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Job 6:24486 votes
Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12482 votes
And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
Psalms 35:20480 votes
For they speak not peace: but they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land.
1 Peter 3:4473 votes
But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Lamentations 3:26465 votes
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
Isaiah 26:3430 votes
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Zephaniah 3:17430 votes
The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Proverbs 10:8422 votes
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
Romans 12:2416 votes
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Mark 1:35401 votes
And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
Proverbs 13:3399 votes
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Isaiah 30:15387 votes
For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
What does the Bible say about being quiet?
Readers most often cite Exodus 14:14 on the subject of being quiet. Across 36,186 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including James 1:19, Proverbs 17:28, Psalms 46:10. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.