Bible Verses About Silence
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for silence, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 4,536 votes, led by Proverbs 17:28. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Silence
Proverbs 17:28272 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 46:10247 votes
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Psalms 62:5239 votes
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
Lamentations 3:26202 votes
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
Psalms 141:3201 votes
Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
Exodus 14:14168 votes
The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Proverbs 29:11159 votes
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Habakkuk 2:20148 votes
But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
Job 29:21128 votes
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
1 Timothy 2:11-14122 votes
Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
Revelation 8:1120 votes
And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.
Isaiah 53:7111 votes
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
Psalms 37:7105 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.
1 Corinthians 14:34-35102 votes
Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.
Isaiah 30:1594 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.
Proverbs 18:1390 votes
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
James 1:1990 votes
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Romans 10:1782 votes
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Psalms 62:180 votes
Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
Lamentations 3:2880 votes
He sitteth alone and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it upon him.
Ecclesiastes 3:774 votes
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
Proverbs 21:2364 votes
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Proverbs 18:6-760 votes
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Proverbs 12:2359 votes
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
Psalms 141:3-453 votes
Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
What does the Bible say about silence?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 17:28 on the subject of silence. Across 4,536 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 46:10, Psalms 62:5, Lamentations 3:26. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.