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• James 1:19

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

• Proverbs 19:20

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

• Proverbs 18:13

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

• Proverbs 2:2

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

• Matthew 11:15

  He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

• Proverbs 19:27

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

• Proverbs 1:33

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

• Proverbs 25:12

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

• Romans 10:17

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

• Proverbs 18:2

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

• John 8:47

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

• James 1:22

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

• Revelation 2:7

  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.

• Jeremiah 33:3

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

• Psalms 116:1–2

  I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

• Jeremiah 29:12

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

• Revelation 3:20

  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.

• Psalms 18:6

  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.

• Matthew 18:15

  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.

• Proverbs 10:17

  He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

• Psalms 34:15

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

• 1 John 5:15

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

• Proverbs 1:5

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

• Deuteronomy 13:4

  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.

• 1 John 5:14

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

• Mark 9:7

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

• Luke 11:28

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

• Malachi 2:2

  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.

• Psalms 5:3

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

• 1 Peter 3:12

  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.

• Galatians 4:6–9

  And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods. …

• Matthew 7:24

  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:

• Acts 16:25

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

• Proverbs 16:20

  He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.

• 1 Thessalonians 2:13

  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.

• Matthew 4:4

  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.

• Philippians 4:9

  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.

• Proverbs 6:20

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

• Galatians 3:5

  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?

• Proverbs 4:20–21

  My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.