Bible Verses about “silent prayer”
The Bible contains 14 verses about silent prayer across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.”
“In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we don't know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which can't be uttered.”
“He who searches the hearts knows what is on the Spirit's mind, because he makes intercession for the saints according to God.”
“Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.”
“Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still."”
“Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.”
“For there is not a word on my tongue, but, behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether.”
“Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me.”
“You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar.”
“You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.”
“Early in the morning, while it was still dark, he rose up and went out, and departed into a deserted place, and prayed there.”
“Now Hannah spoke in her heart. Only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.”
“It happened, as she continued praying before Yahweh, that Eli saw her mouth.”
“Before I had finished speaking in my heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder. She went down to the spring, and drew. I said to her, 'Please let me drink.'”