Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger. | You know this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Now everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger. |
But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!” | But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and follow it.” |
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Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known. | Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know. |
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. | But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not just hearers who deceive themselves. |
And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. | This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. |
Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. | Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. |
I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. | I love the Lord, because He hears My voice and my pleas. Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live. |
Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord. | One who pays attention to the word will find good, And blessed is one who trusts in the Lord. |
Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. | Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts on them, will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. |
What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. | As for the things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. |
And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him. | And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him. |
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. | Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. |
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. | So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. |
In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears. | In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry for help before Him came into His ears. |
Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray. | One who is on the path of life follows instruction, But one who ignores a rebuke goes astray. |
My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart. | My son, pay attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. They are not to escape from your sight; Keep them in the midst of your heart. |
O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch. | In the morning, Lord, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will present my prayer to You and be on the watch. |
If you will not listen, if you will not take it to heart to give honor to my name, says the Lord of hosts, then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because you do not lay it to heart. | “If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to give honor to My name,” says the Lord of armies, “then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings; and indeed, I have cursed them already, because you are not taking it to heart.” |
The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry. | The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, And His ears are toward their cry for help. |
You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him. | You shall follow the Lord your God and fear Him; and you shall keep His commandments, listen to His voice, serve Him, and cling to Him. |
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. | Now about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. |
Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith? | So then, does He who provides you with the Spirit and works miracles among you, do it by works of the Law, or by hearing with faith? |
But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” | But He answered and said, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes out of the mouth of God.’ ” |
Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops. | Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops. |
I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. | I sought the Lord and He answered me, And rescued me from all my fears. |