Listening To Others

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications. — 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:

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding: — read the full passage →

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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?

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 →

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.

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

to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

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

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.

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

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

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

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;

The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

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 →

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

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

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 →

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 →

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

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 →

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

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

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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 →

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

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

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.

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.

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 →

There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.

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 →

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

The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

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.

For no word from God shall be void of power.

I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to be of the same mind in the Lord.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

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.

My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

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

And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching,

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

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.

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

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

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

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

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

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

Counsel in the heart of man islikedeep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.

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

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 →

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