41 Bible Verses about Pay Attention To People!

Now listen to me; I will advise you, and may God be with you [to confirm my advice]. You shall represent the people before God. You shall bring their disputes and causes to Him.

“I will tell you, listen to me;
And what I have seen I will also declare;

“Therefore I say, ‘Listen to me;
I also will give you my opinion [about Job’s situation] and tell you plainly what I think.’

“However, Job, please listen to my words,
And pay attention to everything I say.

“Pay attention, Job, listen to me;
Keep silent, and I will speak.

“If not [and you have nothing to say], listen to me;
Keep silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”

“Hear my words, you wise men,
And listen to me, you who have [so much] knowledge.

“Therefore hear me, you men of understanding.
Far be it from God that He would do wickedness,
And from the Almighty to do wrong.

“If you now have understanding, hear this;
Listen to the sound of my words.

“Listen, for I will speak excellent and noble things;
And the opening of my lips will reveal right things.

So now, please listen to the voice of your maidservant, and let me set a piece of bread before you, and eat, so that you may have strength when you go on your way.”

“Listen diligently to my speech,
And let my declaration fill your ears.

“Listen carefully to my speech,
And let this be the consolation.

“Listen to this, Job;
Stand still and consider the wonders of God.

Lamech said to his wives,

“Adah and Zillah,
Hear my voice;
You wives of Lamech,
Listen to what I say;
For I have killed a man [merely] for wounding me,
And a boy [only] for striking (bruising) me.

When they told Jotham, he went and stood at the top of Mount Gerizim and shouted to them, “Hear me, O men of Shechem, so that God may hear you.

“Now therefore, O sons, listen to me,
For blessed [happy, prosperous, to be admired] are they who keep my ways.

God said to Abraham, “Do not let it distress you because of Ishmael and your maid; whatever Sarah tells you, listen to her and do what she asks, for your descendants will be named through Isaac.

So now, my son, listen [carefully] to me [and do exactly] as I command you.

But his mother said to him, “May your curse be on me, my son; only listen and obey me, and go, bring the young goats to me.”

So now, my son, listen and do what I say; go, escape to my brother Laban in Haran!

Listen and hear my voice;
Listen carefully and hear my words.

My son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not reject the teaching of your mother.

Hear, O children, the instruction of a father,
And pay attention [and be willing to learn] so that you may gain understanding and intelligent discernment.

My son, give me your heart
And let your eyes delight in my ways,

My son, be guided by your father’s [God-given] commandment (instruction)
And do not reject the teaching of your mother;

Listen to your father, who sired you,
And do not despise your mother when she is old.

“Gather together and hear, O sons of Jacob;
And listen to Israel (Jacob) your father.

Balaam took up his [second] discourse (oracle) and said:

“Rise up, O Balak, and hear;
Listen [closely] to me, son of Zippor.

The man said to me, “Son of man, look with your eyes and hear with your ears and set your heart on all that I am going to show you; for you have been brought here that I may show it to you. Declare to the house of Israel all that you see.”

The Lord said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in regard to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being King over them.

So now listen to their voice; only solemnly warn them and tell them the ways of the king who will reign over them.”

And the Lord said to Samuel, “Listen to their request and appoint a king for them.” So Samuel said to the men of Israel, “Go, each man to his own city.”

Then the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says!

But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them: “Men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, let this be explained to you; listen closely and pay attention to what I have to say.

And he answered, “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory [the Shekinah, the radiance of God] appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

When they had finished speaking, James replied, “Brothers, listen to me.

“Brethren and fathers (kinsmen), hear my defense which I now offer to you.”

But so that I do not weary you further, I beg you to grant us, by your kindness, a brief hearing.

especially because you are an expert [fully knowledgeable, experienced and unusually conversant] in all the Jewish customs and controversial issues; therefore, I beg you to listen to me patiently.

After they had gone a long time without food [because of seasickness and stress], Paul stood up before them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice and should not have set sail from Crete, and brought on this damage and loss.