Listening To Others

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

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

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

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Then shall ye 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 keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. — read the full passage →

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

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

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

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

So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;

For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against 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, and bow thine ear to my understanding: — read the full passage →

Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard 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.

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

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

Whoso loveth instruction 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 again to place them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am the Lord their God, and will hear them.

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

I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

He therefore that ministereth 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 make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; 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: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

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 the Lord of hosts, I will even send a 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 handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.

My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets 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 sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own 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, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, 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 at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

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

And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants 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 hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and 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 commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,

In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode 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 the Lord 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 despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.

Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit. — read the full passage →

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, — read the full passage →

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

O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? — read the full passage →

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

And unto 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 art dead. — read the full passage →

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

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

While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, 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 in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

If so 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 →

The Lord 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 unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

I am sought of them that asked not for 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 with God nothing shall be impossible.

I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, 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 to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.

My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

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

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

Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

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

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

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

And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

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

And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them,

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was 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.