Quotes about Silence
The voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.
- Job 29:10
Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.
- Job 29:21
After my words, they spoke no more; my speech settled on them like dew.
- Job 29:22
I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me.
- Job 30:20
because I greatly feared the crowds and the contempt of the clans terrified me, so that I kept silent and would not go outside—
- Job 31:34
Job’s friends are dismayed, with no more to say; words have escaped them.
- Job 32:15
Must I wait, now that they are silent, now that they stand and no longer reply?
- Job 32:16
Why do you complain to Him that He answers nothing a man asks?
- Job 33:13
Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
- Job 33:31
But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,
- Job 34:29
So Job opens his mouth in vain and multiplies words without knowledge.”
- Job 35:16
“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
- Job 40:4