43 Bible Verses about answers

“It shall also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear.

He who answers before he hears [the facts]—
It is folly and shame to him.

As in water face reflects face,
So the heart of man reflects man.

Then you call on the name of your god, and I will call on the name of the Lord; and the god who answers by fire, He is God.” And all the people answered, “It is well spoken.”

A man has joy in giving an appropriate answer,
And how good and delightful is a word spoken at the right moment—how good it is!

Jesus replied to him, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but you will [fully] understand it later.”

“He will call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will rescue him and honor him.

I will give thanks to You, for You have heard and answered me;
And You have become my salvation [my Rescuer, my Savior].

The plans and reflections of the heart belong to man,
But the [wise] answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish.’

For in You, O Lord, I hope;
You will answer, O Lord my God.

Then they will cry to the Lord,
But He will not answer them;
Instead, He will even hide His face from them at that time [withholding His mercy]
Because they have practiced and tolerated and ignored evil acts.

“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?
Let him who disputes with God answer it.”

On the day I called, You answered me;
And You made me bold and confident with [renewed] strength in my life.

The officials make a feast for enjoyment [instead of repairing what is broken], and serve wine to make life merry, and money is the answer to everything.

“Then they will call upon me (Wisdom), but I will not answer;
They will seek me eagerly but they will not find me,

A soft and gentle and thoughtful answer turns away wrath,
But harsh and painful and careless words stir up anger.

In my trouble I cried to the Lord,
And He answered me.

“It will come about in that day that I will respond,” says the Lord.
“I will respond to the heavens [which ask for rain to pour on the earth], and they will respond to the earth [which begs for the rain],

O You who hear prayer,
To You all mankind comes.

I sought the Lord [on the authority of His word], and He answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears.

But in your hearts set Christ apart [as holy—acknowledging Him, giving Him first place in your lives] as Lord. Always be ready to give a [logical] defense to anyone who asks you to account for the hope and confident assurance [elicited by faith] that is within you, yet [do it] with gentleness and respect.

He kisses the lips [and wins the hearts of people]
Who gives a right and straightforward answer.

“Because I called and you refused [to answer],
I stretched out my hand and no one has paid attention [to my offer];

Then Job replied to the Lord and said,

Then Job answered the Lord and said,

When Jesus saw that he answered thoughtfully and intelligently, He said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And after that, no one would dare to ask Him any more questions.

and if I ask a question, you will not answer.

But He replied to them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’

But Jesus replied to them, “You are all wrong because you know neither the Scriptures [which teach the resurrection] nor the power of God [for He is able to raise the dead].

But He answered, “My mother and My brothers are these who listen to the word of God and do it!”

Do not answer [nor pretend to agree with the frivolous comments of] a [closed-minded] fool according to his folly,
Otherwise you, even you, will be like him.

Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the Son of the living God.”

Jesus replied, “Have faith in God [constantly].

When they bring you before the synagogues and the magistrates and the authorities, do not be worried about how you are to defend yourselves or what you are to say;

Answer [and correct the erroneous concepts of] a fool according to his folly,
Otherwise he will be wise in his own eyes [if he thinks you agree with him].

When he knocked at the door of the gateway, a servant-girl named Rhoda came to answer.

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answered the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to answer you on this point.

“Ask and keep on asking and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking and you will find; knock and keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you.

I will stand at my guard post
And station myself on the tower;
And I will keep watch to see what He will say to me,
And what answer I will give [as His spokesman] when I am reproved.