Silence

But upon reaching the idols near Gilgal, he himself turned back and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” “Silence,” said the king, and all his attendants left him.

Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke?

From the mouths of children and infants You have ordained praise on account of Your adversaries, to silence the enemy and avenger.

Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.

They rejoiced in the silence, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.

It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.

“Sit in silence and go into darkness, O Daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.

For the LORD will destroy Babylon; He will silence her mighty voice. The waves will roar like great waters; the tumult of their voices will resound.

The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.

Let him sit alone in silence, for the LORD has laid it upon him.

So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.

And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked.”

“In that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “the songs of the temple will turn to wailing. Many will be the corpses, strewn in silence everywhere!”

Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.

Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.

The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people.

For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.

When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.