Quotes About Silence

One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.

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.

When he would not be dissuaded, we fell silent and said, “The Lordís will be done.”

When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

But if there is no interpreter, he should remain silent in the church and speak only to himself and God.

Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.

If they wish to inquire about something, they are to ask their own husbands at home; for it is dishonorable for a woman to speak in the church.

was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were too sacred for words, things that man is not permitted to tell.

I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.

who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.

to a trumpet blast or to a voice that made its hearers beg that no further word be spoken.

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

I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with pen and ink.

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

When the seven thunders had spoken, I was about to put it in writing. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.”

And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again.