The Importance of Silence in Jewish Thought

Silence is necessary to attain wisdom. Silence is an important part of communication. Leaving out silence in a conversation often results in a failure to communicate. A continuous outflow of words, one after the other after the other, with no pause or silence, is problematic, for sometimes you can speak too much. Learn more by listening...

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Bible reference(s): Job 13:5, Job 29:21, Psalms 1:2, Psalms 5:1, Psalms 19:14, Psalms 49:3, Psalms 63:6, Psalms 77:12, Psalms 104:34, Psalms 119:15, Psalms 119:23, Psalms 119:48, Psalms 119:78, Psalms 119:97, Psalms 119:99, Psalms 119:148, Psalms 143:5, Proverbs 17:28, Proverbs 29:11, Proverbs 29:20, Ecclesiastes 3:7, Ecclesiastes 5:7, Ecclesiastes 9:17, Amos 5:13, Habakkuk 2:20, Zechariah 2:13, 1 Timothy 2:11, Sirach/Ecclesiasticus 7:14

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