A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 3:7 · retained source text
A time to rent, and a time to sow: a time to keepe silence, and a time to speake.
KJV dictionary & concordance
silence
Meaning of “silence”
Absence or cessation of sound or speech; quietness, stillness, restraint from speaking, or the condition of being made unable or unwilling to answer.
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35 occurrences34 verses15 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Judges 3:19
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Complete reference index — all 34 verses
Judges 3:19Job 4:16Job 29:21Job 31:34Psalms 31:18Psalms 32:3Psalms 35:22Psalms 39:2Psalms 50:3Psalms 50:21Psalms 83:1Psalms 94:17Psalms 115:17Ecclesiastes 3:7Isaiah 15:1Isaiah 41:1Isaiah 62:6Isaiah 65:6Jeremiah 8:14Lamentations 2:10Lamentations 3:28Amos 5:13Amos 8:3Habakkuk 2:20Matthew 22:34Acts 15:12Acts 21:40Acts 22:21 Corinthians 14:281 Corinthians 14:341 Timothy 2:111 Timothy 2:121 Peter 2:15Revelation 8:1
Where “silence” appears
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Judges1 occurrence
1 verseJob3 occurrences
3 versesPsalms9 occurrences
9 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah5 occurrences
4 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseLamentations2 occurrences
2 versesAmos2 occurrences
2 versesHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseActs3 occurrences
3 verses1 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation1 occurrence
1 verse
1 verseJob3 occurrences
3 versesPsalms9 occurrences
9 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah5 occurrences
4 versesJeremiah1 occurrence
1 verseLamentations2 occurrences
2 versesAmos2 occurrences
2 versesHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew1 occurrence
1 verseActs3 occurrences
3 verses1 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Timothy2 occurrences
2 verses1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation1 occurrence
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