My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.

He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.

A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.

If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,

For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance.

Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.

My son, pay attention to my wisdom; incline your ear to my insight, that you may maintain discretion and your lips may preserve knowledge. Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil, in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to Sheol. . . .

to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.

He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.

Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days.

If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.

He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.

A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.

When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.

a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,

The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”

Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore. And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said, “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow. . . .

But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.

He who has ears, let him hear.

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel

Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who ignores reproof goes astray.

I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy. Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.

He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.

Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.

Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.

Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”

Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.

And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.

And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God. Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?

Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony. If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man. Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life. . . .

Then Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.

And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

You are to follow the LORD your God and fear Him. Keep His commandments and listen to His voice; serve Him and hold fast to Him.

Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”

And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as the true word of God—the word which is now at work in you who believe.

Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?

My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.

But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”

The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks it out.

In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.

But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think on these things.

Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both.

In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.

If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.

My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you, if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding, if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding, if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure, then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God. . . .

The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.

While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”

A wise son heeds his father’s discipline, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke.

For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”

Perhaps they will listen and turn—each from his evil way of life—so that I may relent of the disaster I am planning to bring upon them because of the evil of their deeds. And you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘If you do not listen to Me and walk in My law, which I have set before you, and if you do not listen to the words of My servants the prophets, whom I have sent you again and again even though you did not listen, then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city an object of cursing among all the nations of the earth.’”

What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.

how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,

And now, because you have done all these things, declares the LORD, and because I have spoken to you again and again but you would not listen, and I have called to you but you would not answer,

Only with sound guidance should you wage war, and victory lies in a multitude of counselors.

And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

Once again Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “All of you, listen to Me and understand:

Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.

And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.

Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”

You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask. And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?

Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent.

But He replied, “My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and carry it out.”

Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.

Do not extinguish the Spirit.

We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.

This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly. But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: . . .

“Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”

Now Rebekah was listening to what Isaac told his son Esau. So when Esau went into the field to hunt game and bring it back,

A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. . . .

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,