Proverbs 8:33


“Heed (pay attention to) instruction and be wise,
And do not ignore or neglect it.

Proverbs 4:1

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.

Psalm 81:11-12


“But My people would not listen to My voice,
And Israel did not [consent to] obey Me.

Proverbs 1:2-3


To know [skillful and godly] wisdom and instruction;
To discern and comprehend the words of understanding and insight,

Proverbs 1:8


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

Proverbs 1:21


She calls out at the head of the noisy streets [where large crowds gather];
At the entrance of the city gates she speaks her words:

Proverbs 5:1

My son, be attentive to my wisdom [godly wisdom learned by costly experience],
Incline your ear to my understanding;

Isaiah 55:1-3

“Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters;
And you who have no money come, buy grain and eat.
Come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without cost [simply accept it as a gift from God].

Acts 7:35-37

“This Moses whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’ is the very one whom God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer, with the [protecting and helping] hand of the Angel who appeared to him in the thorn bush.

Romans 10:16-17

But they did not all pay attention to the good news [of salvation]; for Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our report?”

Hebrews 12:25

See to it that you do not refuse [to listen to] Him who is speaking [to you now]. For if those [sons of Israel] did not escape when they refused [to listen to] him who warned them on earth [revealing God’s will], how much less will we escape if we turn our backs on Him who warns from heaven?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

General references

Bible References

Refuse

Proverbs 1:21

She calls out at the head of the noisy streets [where large crowds gather];
At the entrance of the city gates she speaks her words:
Psalm 81:11

“But My people would not listen to My voice,
And Israel did not [consent to] obey Me.
Acts 7:35
“This Moses whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’ is the very one whom God sent to be both a ruler and a deliverer, with the [protecting and helping] hand of the Angel who appeared to him in the thorn bush.
Hebrews 12:25
See to it that you do not refuse [to listen to] Him who is speaking [to you now]. For if those [sons of Israel] did not escape when they refused [to listen to] him who warned them on earth [revealing God’s will], how much less will we escape if we turn our backs on Him who warns from heaven?

General references

Luke 7:35
Yet wisdom is vindicated and shown to be right by all her children [by the lifestyle, moral character, and good deeds of her followers].”