Thematic Bible: Careless, characteristics of
Thematic Bible
Hearing » Careless, characteristics of » Divine, God attentive to the prayers of the saints
“For the eyes of the Lord are [looking favorably] upon the righteous (the upright),
And His ears are attentive to their prayer (eager to answer),
But the face of the Lord is against those who practice evil.”
“It shall also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
Look! The wages that you have [fraudulently] withheld from the laborers who have mowed your fields are crying out [against you for vengeance]; and the cries of the harvesters have come to the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
He who made the ear, does He not hear?
He who formed the eye, does He not see?
The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous [those with moral courage and spiritual integrity]
And His ears are open to their cry.
That it cannot save,
Nor His ear so
That it cannot hear.
“In my distress I called upon the Lord;
I cried out to my God,
And from His temple [in the heavens] He heard my voice;
My cry for help came into His ears.
Hearing » Careless, characteristics of » The hearing ear
Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold
Is a wise reprover to an ear that listens and learns.
Sacrifice and meal offering You do not desire, nor do You delight in them;
You have opened my ears and given me the capacity to hear [and obey Your word];
Burnt offerings and sin offerings You do not require.
The mind of the prudent [always] acquires knowledge,
And the ear of the wise [always] seeks knowledge.
The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
The [omnipotent] Lord has made both of them.
Hearing » Careless, characteristics of » Sentimentality
Behold, you are to them like a love song by one who has a pleasant voice and plays well on a stringed instrument [merely to entertain them]; for they hear your words but do not practice them.
Hearing » Careless, characteristics of » Forgetfulness
For if anyone only listens to the Word without obeying it and being a doer of it, he is like a man who looks carefully at his [own] natural face in a mirror; For he thoughtfully observes himself, and then goes off and promptly forgets what he was like.