Talmud for Zevachim 230:14

וכן בדוד הוא אומר (תהלים לז, ז) דום לה' והתחולל לו אע"פ שמפיל לך חללים חללים את שתוק וכן בשלמה הוא אומר (קהלת ג, ז) עת לחשות ועת לדבר פעמים ששותק ומקבל שכר על השתיקה פעמים מדבר ומקבל שכר על הדבור

When Aaron thus perceived that his sons were the honoured ones<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Or, the favoured ones. Lit., 'the known ones'.');">¹⁹</span> of the Omnipresent, he was silent, and was rewarded for his silence, as it is said, And Aaron held his peace.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. X, 3. The reward was that God subsequently spoke specially to him, v. 8.');">²⁰</span>

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