Bible Verses about Listening

• So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
  James 1:19speakingangerself-control
• But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
  Luke 11:28Word of Godlife
• Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.
  Jeremiah 33:3prayerunderstanding
• But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
  James 1:22obedienceWord of God
• Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
  1 John 5:14trustprayer
• Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
  Jeremiah 29:12worshipprayer
• He who heeds the word wisely will find good,
  And whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he.
  Proverbs 16:20trustblessing
• I love the Lord, because He has heard
  My voice and my supplications.
  Because He has inclined His ear to me,
  Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
  Psalm 116:1-2loveworship
• Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock.
  Matthew 7:24Word of Godwisdommind
• The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
  Philippians 4:9peacelearning
• And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.
  1 John 5:15trustprayer
• Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.
  Revelation 3:20obediencefoodpromises
• In my distress I called upon the Lord,
  And cried out to my God;
  He heard my voice from His temple,
  And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.
  Psalm 18:6speakingprayer
• So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
  Romans 10:17faithevangelism
• He who keeps instruction is in the way of life,
  But he who refuses correction goes astray.
  Proverbs 10:17obediencelife
• My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord;
  In the morning I will direct it to You,
  And I will look up.
  Psalm 5:3prayerpatience
• But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
  Acts 16:25worshipprayerpraise
• “If you will not hear,
  And if you will not take it to heart,
  To give glory to My name,”
  Says the Lord of hosts,
  “I will send a curse upon you,
  And I will curse your blessings.
  Yes, I have cursed them already,
  Because you do not take it to heart.”
  Malachi 2:2obedienceblessing
• You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear Him, and keep His commandments and obey His voice; you shall serve Him and hold fast to Him.
  Deuteronomy 13:4awefollowingidols
• My son, keep your father’s command,
  And do not forsake the law of your mother.
  Proverbs 6:20obediencefamily
• The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
  And His ears are open to their cry.
  Psalm 34:15righteousness
• Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.
  Matthew 18:15sinspeakingreconciliation
• Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
  Galatians 3:5lawSpirit
• But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”
  Matthew 4:4foodWord of Godbread
• Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.
  Luke 12:3sinspeakinglight