Bible Verses About Listening
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for listening, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 5,667 votes, led by James 1:19. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Listening
James 1:19399 votes
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Proverbs 19:20288 votes
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Proverbs 18:13245 votes
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
Proverbs 2:2167 votes
So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
Proverbs 19:27126 votes
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
Matthew 11:15126 votes
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Proverbs 1:33110 votes
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
Proverbs 25:12104 votes
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
Romans 10:17102 votes
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Proverbs 18:2101 votes
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
John 8:4795 votes
He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.
James 1:2291 votes
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Revelation 2:781 votes
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 33:372 votes
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Revelation 3:2071 votes
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.
Jeremiah 29:1270 votes
Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
Psalms 18:668 votes
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.
Psalms 116:1-268 votes
I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
Matthew 18:1567 votes
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 10:1766 votes
He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
1 John 5:1566 votes
And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
Psalms 34:1565 votes
The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
Deuteronomy 13:464 votes
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 5:1463 votes
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
Galatians 4:6-961 votes
And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
What does the Bible say about listening?
Readers most often cite James 1:19 on the subject of listening. Across 5,667 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 19:20, Proverbs 18:13, Proverbs 2:2. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.