Leviticus 10:3
10:3 Moses then said to Aaron, “This is what the
Lord spoke: ‘Among the ones close to me I will show myself holy,
and in the presence of all the people I will be honored.’”
So Aaron kept silent.
Psalms 39:2
39:2 I was stone silent;
I held back the urge to speak.
My frustration grew;
Lamentations 3:27-28
3:27 It is good for a man
to bear the yoke while he is young.
י (Yod)
3:28 Let a person sit alone in silence,
when the Lord is disciplining him.
Amos 6:10
6:10 When their close relatives, the ones who will burn the corpses,
pick up their bodies to remove the bones from the house, they will say to anyone who is in the inner rooms of the house, “Is anyone else with you?” He will respond, “Be quiet! Don’t invoke the
Lord’s name!”
Habakkuk 2:20
2:20 But the Lord is in his majestic palace.
The whole earth is speechless in his presence!”
Zechariah 2:13
2:13 Be silent in the
Lord’s presence, all people everywhere,
for he is being moved to action in his holy dwelling place.