100 Bible Verses about Silence
Want to know what the Bible says about Silence? Here are 100 Bible verses about Silence from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Ecclesiastes 3:7 NIV
a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
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Proverbs 12:23 NIV
The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves,
but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.
but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.
50
Proverbs 18:6-7 NIV
6 The lips of fools bring them strife,
and their mouths invite a beating.
and their mouths invite a beating.
7 The mouths of fools are their undoing,
and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
50
Proverbs 21:23 NIV
Those who guard their mouths and their tongues
keep themselves from calamity.
keep themselves from calamity.
45
Psalm 141:3-4 NIV
3 Set a guard over my mouth, Lord;
keep watch over the door of my lips.
4 Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil
so that I take part in wicked deeds
along with those who are evildoers;
do not let me eat their delicacies.
keep watch over the door of my lips.
4 Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil
so that I take part in wicked deeds
along with those who are evildoers;
do not let me eat their delicacies.
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Mark 1:35 NIV
Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.
40
Proverbs 11:12 NIV
Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense,
but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.
but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.
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Psalm 35:22 NIV
Lord, you have seen this; do not be silent.
Do not be far from me, Lord.
Do not be far from me, Lord.
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Psalm 50:3 NIV
Our God comes
and will not be silent;
a fire devours before him,
and around him a tempest rages.
and will not be silent;
a fire devours before him,
and around him a tempest rages.
31
Psalm 83:1 NIV
O God, do not remain silent;
do not turn a deaf ear,
do not stand aloof, O God.
do not turn a deaf ear,
do not stand aloof, O God.
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