21 Bible Verses about Ears

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Psalm 40:6

Sacrifice and meal offering You have not desired;
My ears You have opened;
Burnt offering and sin offering You have not required.

Leviticus 8:23

Moses slaughtered it and took some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron’s right ear, and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.

Psalm 28:1

A Psalm of David.
To You, O Lord, I call;
My rock, do not be deaf to me,
For if You are silent to me,
I will become like those who go down to the pit.

Isaiah 55:3

“Incline your ear and come to Me.
Listen, that you may live;
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you,
According to the faithful mercies shown to David.

Deuteronomy 29:4

Yet to this day the Lord has not given you a heart to know, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.

Psalm 58:4

They have venom like the venom of a serpent;
Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,

Matthew 13:15

For the heart of this people has become dull,
With their ears they scarcely hear,
And they have closed their eyes,
Otherwise they would see with their eyes,
Hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart and return,
And I would heal them.’

Psalm 58:4-5

They have venom like the venom of a serpent;
Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,
So that it does not hear the voice of charmers,
Or a skillful caster of spells.

Jeremiah 7:23

But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you will be My people; and you will walk in all the way which I command you, that it may be well with you.’

2 Timothy 4:3

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,

Isaiah 64:4

For from days of old they have not heard or perceived by ear,
Nor has the eye seen a God besides You,
Who acts in behalf of the one who waits for Him.

Matthew 13:16-17

But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

Mark 7:35

And his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was removed, and he began speaking plainly.

2 Corinthians 12:4

was caught up into Paradise and heard inexpressible words, which a man is not permitted to speak.

Exodus 21:6

then his master shall bring him to God, then he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him permanently.

Exodus 29:20

You shall slaughter the ram, and take some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron’s right ear and on the lobes of his sons’ right ears and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet, and sprinkle the rest of the blood around on the altar.

Revelation 3:22

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

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ears » Christ opens

Isaiah 35:5

Then the eyes of the blind will be opened
And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.

Isaiah 43:8

Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes,
And the deaf, even though they have ears.

Isaiah 43:10

“You are My witnesses,” declares the Lord,
“And My servant whom I have chosen,
So that you may know and believe Me
And understand that I am He.
Before Me there was no God formed,
And there will be none after Me.

ears » Should » Hear and obey reproof

Proverbs 15:31

He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof
Will dwell among the wise.

ears » Of servants who refused to leave their masters, bored to the door

Exodus 21:6

then his master shall bring him to God, then he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him permanently.

Deuteronomy 15:17

then you shall take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he shall be your servant forever. Also you shall do likewise to your maidservant.

ears » Of the wicked » Not inclined to hear God

Jeremiah 35:15

Also I have sent to you all My servants the prophets, sending them again and again, saying: ‘Turn now every man from his evil way and amend your deeds, and do not go after other gods to worship them. Then you will dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your forefathers; but you have not inclined your ear or listened to Me.

Jeremiah 7:24

Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward and not forward.

ears » Blood put on the right ear of » Priests at consecration

Exodus 29:20

You shall slaughter the ram, and take some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron’s right ear and on the lobes of his sons’ right ears and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet, and sprinkle the rest of the blood around on the altar.

Leviticus 8:23

Moses slaughtered it and took some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron’s right ear, and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.

ears » That hears and receives the word of God, blessed

Exodus 15:26

And He said, “If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, the Lord, am your healer.”

ears » Of the wicked » Stopped against God's word

Psalm 58:4

They have venom like the venom of a serpent;
Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,

ears » God » Judicially closes

Isaiah 6:10

Render the hearts of this people insensitive,
Their ears dull,
And their eyes dim,
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
Hear with their ears,
Understand with their hearts,
And return and be healed.”

Matthew 13:15

For the heart of this people has become dull,
With their ears they scarcely hear,
And they have closed their eyes,
Otherwise they would see with their eyes,
Hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart and return,
And I would heal them.’

ears » Often adorned with rings

Ezekiel 16:12

I also put a ring in your nostril, earrings in your ears and a beautiful crown on your head.

Hosea 2:13

“I will punish her for the days of the Baals
When she used to offer sacrifices to them
And adorn herself with her earrings and jewelry,
And follow her lovers, so that she forgot Me,” declares the Lord.

ears » Of the wicked » Uncircumcised

Jeremiah 6:10

To whom shall I speak and give warning
That they may hear?
Behold, their ears are closed
And they cannot listen.
Behold, the word of the Lord has become a reproach to them;
They have no delight in it.

ears » God » Opens

Job 36:10

He opens their ear to instruction,
And commands that they return from evil.

Job 33:16

Then He opens the ears of men,
And seals their instruction,

ears » The organ of hearing

Job 13:1

Behold, my eye has seen all this,
My ear has heard and understood it.

Job 29:11

“For when the ear heard, it called me blessed,
And when the eye saw, it gave witness of me,

ears » Not satisfied with earthly things

Ecclesiastes 1:8

All things are wearisome;
Man is not able to tell it.
The eye is not satisfied with seeing,
Nor is the ear filled with hearing.

ears » Blood put on the right ear of » The healed leper in cleansing him

Leviticus 14:14

The priest shall then take some of the blood of the guilt offering, and the priest shall put it on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.

ears » Should » Seek knowledge

ears » God » Made

ears » Not to be stopped at cry of the poor

ears » Of the wicked » Turned away from God's law

ears » Of the wicked » Itching

2 Timothy 4:3

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,

ears » Should » Receive the word of God

Jeremiah 9:20

Now hear the word of the Lord, O you women,
And let your ear receive the word of His mouth;
Teach your daughters wailing,
And everyone her neighbor a dirge.

ears » Should » Be bowed down to instructions

Proverbs 5:1

My son, give attention to my wisdom,
Incline your ear to my understanding;

ears » Should » Be inclined to wisdom

Proverbs 2:2

Make your ear attentive to wisdom,
Incline your heart to understanding;

ears » Instruction received through

Isaiah 30:21

Your ears will hear a word behind you, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left.

ears » Should » Be given to the law of God

Isaiah 1:10

Hear the word of the Lord,
You rulers of Sodom;
Give ear to the instruction of our God,
You people of Gomorrah.

ears » God » Planted

Psalm 94:9

He who planted the ear, does He not hear?
He who formed the eye, does He not see?

ears » Capable of trying and distinguishing words

Job 12:11

“Does not the ear test words,
As the palate tastes its food?

Hearing » ears

Job 34:2-3

"Hear my words, you wise men, And listen to me, you who know. "For the ear tests words As the palate tastes food.

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