Bible Verses about “keeping quiet”
The Bible contains 18 verses about keeping quiet across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“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.”
“¶ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:”
“¶ A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
“A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;”
“‹But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.›”
“¶ A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise [man] keepeth it in till afterwards.”
“¶ Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
“To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, [but] gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.”
“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:”
“And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;”
“Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding.”
“¶ Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.”
“¶ In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips [is] wise.”
“Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.”
“¶ He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.”
“¶ He that answereth a matter before he heareth [it], it [is] folly and shame unto him.”
“¶ He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.”
“Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it [is] an evil time.”