Listening

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him.

So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding;

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Cease, my son, to hear instruction Onlyto err from the words of knowledge.

But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, And shall be quiet without fear of evil.

Asan ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So isa wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.

He that is of God heareth the words of God: for this cause ye hear them not, because ye are not of God.

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. To him that overcometh, to him will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and will show thee great things, and difficult, which thou knowest not.

I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications. — read the full passage →

Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into his ears.

He is in the way of life that heedeth correction; But he that forsaketh reproof erreth.

and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.

The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous, And his ears are open unto their cry.

That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:

Ye shall walk after Jehovah your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.

And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:

And there came a cloud overshadowing them: and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear ye him.

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith Jehovah of hosts, then will I send the curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings; yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.

O Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; In the morning will I order my prayer unto thee, and will keep watch.

For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.

And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father. — read the full passage →

Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock:

And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, even the word of God, ye accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.

But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them;

He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

The things which ye both learned and received and heard and saw in me, these things do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

He therefore that supplieth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings. — read the full passage →

Wherefore whatsoever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

But he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these that hear the word of God, and do it.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish.

And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear; but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

But he that looketh into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and so continueth, being not a hearer that forgetteth but a doer that worketh, this man shall be blessed in his doing.

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them back; for I have mercy upon them; and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am Jehovah their God, and I will hear them.

Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah. — read the full passage →

I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.

and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; — read the full passage →

Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto Jehovah, and spake, saying, I will sing unto Jehovah, for he hath triumphed gloriously: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. — read the full passage →

And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. — read the full passage →

In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of Jehovah unto Zechariah the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo, the prophet, saying, — read the full passage →

And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel said, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grape gleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat; my soul desireth the first-ripe fig. — read the full passage →

But Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all men,

And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land. — read the full passage →

My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger; — read the full passage →

And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess that believed; but his father was a Greek. — read the full passage →

Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheepgatea pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porches.

Quench not the Spirit;

While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete it shall be measured unto you; and more shall be given unto you.

It may be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way; that I may repent me of the evil which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings. — read the full passage →

Where no wise guidance is, the people falleth; But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;

In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they trod one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. — read the full passage →

And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them,

And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and thou art dead. — read the full passage →

He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he. — read the full passage →

Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto me!

This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.

He that heareth you heareth me; and he that rejecteth you rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that sent me.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

(after that Jeconiah the king, and the queen-mother, and the eunuchs, and the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem),

Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.

Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

All chastening seemeth for the present to be not joyous but grievous; yet afterward it yieldeth peaceable fruit unto them that have been exercised thereby, even the fruit of righteousness.

O foolish Galatians, who did bewitch you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly set forth crucified? — read the full passage →

The man went away, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him whole.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

My soul shall make her boast in Jehovah: The meek shall hear thereof, and be glad.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

I am inquired of by them that asked notfor me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name. — read the full passage →

Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing befall thee.

Give ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation.

thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or unto that dreamer of dreams: for Jehovah your God proveth you, to know whether ye love Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.

Now therefore, mysons, hearken unto me; For blessed are they that keep my ways. — read the full passage →

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And light unto my path.

he again defineth a certain day, To-day, saying in David so long a time afterward (even as hath been said before), To-day if ye shall hear his voice, Harden not your hearts.

And he called to him the multitude again, and said unto them, Hear me all of you, and understand:

beholding your chaste behaviorcoupledwith fear.

We know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and do his will, him he heareth.

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Father, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come.