Bible Verses About Keeping Quiet
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for keeping quiet, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,145 votes, led by James 1:19. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Keeping Quiet
James 1:19200 votes
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Proverbs 13:3175 votes
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Proverbs 17:28175 votes
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Proverbs 10:19170 votes
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
Ecclesiastes 3:7151 votes
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
Proverbs 21:23137 votes
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Amos 5:13136 votes
Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
1 Peter 3:10122 votes
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
Proverbs 29:11119 votes
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Psalms 141:3112 votes
Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
Proverbs 11:12108 votes
He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
Matthew 12:3692 votes
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Titus 3:280 votes
To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
Ephesians 4:2968 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.
Proverbs 15:152 votes
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
1 Thessalonians 4:1152 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;
Proverbs 18:1346 votes
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
Proverbs 18:2136 votes
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Job 13:528 votes
O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
Psalms 46:1018 votes
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Proverbs 11:12-1316 votes
He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
John 7:1716 votes
If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
Proverbs 15:2812 votes
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
Proverbs 25:2812 votes
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
James 3:2-1212 votes
For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
What does the Bible say about keeping quiet?
Readers most often cite James 1:19 on the subject of keeping quiet. Across 2,145 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 13:3, Proverbs 17:28, Proverbs 10:19. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.