Bible Verses About Listening to God

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

“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.”

“My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.”

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

“Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths. Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.”

“Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.”

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

“God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”

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

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”

“But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.”

“Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret— it can only bring harm. For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.”

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

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

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

“Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”

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

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

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

“But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

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

“Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.”

“Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart.”

“I will listen to what God the LORD will say; for He will surely speak peace to His people and His saints; He will not let them return to folly.”

“And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

“Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.”

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

“As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”

“However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.”

“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”

“I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.”

“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 it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe.”

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

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

“Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me!”

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

“As for you, son of man, your people are talking about you near the city walls and in the doorways of their houses. One speaks to another, each saying to his brother, ‘Come and hear the message that has come from the LORD!’ So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain. Indeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice.”

“Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods. Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant — My loving devotion promised to David.”

“Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You. Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age. Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD. Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.”

“As they traveled along, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!” “Martha, Martha,” the Lord replied, “you are worried and upset about many things. But only one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, and it will not be taken away from her.”

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

“For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.”