Bible Verses about Listening
| You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, 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 obey it!” | But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and follow it.” |
| 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 merely hearers who deceive themselves. | But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not just hearers who deceive themselves. |
| And this is the boldness we have in 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 when you call upon me and come and pray to me, 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 supplications. 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. |
| Those who are attentive to a matter will prosper, and happy are those who trust 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 acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on 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. |
| Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, 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 obtained the requests made 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. |
| Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking; if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you 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 what is heard, and what is heard comes 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 one who rejects a rebuke goes astray. | One who is on the path of life follows instruction, But one who ignores a rebuke goes astray. |
| My child, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them 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 plead my case to 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 lay it to heart to give glory to my name, says the Lord of hosts, then I will send the curse on 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 on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry. | The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, And His ears are toward their cry for help. |
| The Lord your God you shall follow, him alone you shall fear, his commandments you shall keep, his voice you shall obey, him you shall serve, and to him you shall hold fast. | 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. |
| Well then, does God supply you with the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard? | 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, ‘One does 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 will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed from 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. |
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