To be silent in some situations is not an act of foolishness, it is simply a display of divine wisdom.
Here are instances when we should be silent according to the Bible
- Be silent in the heat of anger – Proverbs 14:17
- Be silent when you don’t have all the facts – Proverbs 18:13
- Be silent when you haven’t verified the story – Deut 17:6
- Be silent if your words will offend a weaker person – 1 Cor 8:11
- Be silent when it is time to listen –
Proverbs 13:1 - Be silent when you are tempted to make light of holy things – Eccl 5:2
- Be silent when you are tempted to joke about sin – Proverbs 14:9
- Be silent if you would be ashamed of your words later – Proverbs 8:8
- Be silent if your words would convey the wrong impression – Proverbs 17:27
- Be silent if the issue is none of your business – Proverbs 14:10
- Be silent when you are tempted to tell an outright lie – Proverbs 4:24
- Be silent if your words will damage someone else’s reputation – Proverbs 16:27
- Be silent if your words will damage a friendship – Proverbs 16:28
- Be silent when you are feeling critical – James 3:9
- Be silent if you can’t say it without screaming it – Prov 25:28
- Be silent if your words will be a poor reflection of God on you – 1 Peter 2: 21-23
- Be silent if you may have to eat your words later – Prov 18:21
- Be silent if you have already said it more than one time – Prov 19:13
- Be silent when you are tempted to flatter a wicked person – Prov 24:24
- Be silent when you are supposed
to be working instead – Prov 14:23
