'Attention' in the Bible

Let the labor be heavier on the men, and let them work at it so that they will pay no attention to false words.”

“You shall not see your countryman’s ox or his sheep straying away, and pay no attention to them; you shall certainly bring them back to your countryman.

You shall not see your countryman’s donkey or his ox fallen down on the way, and pay no attention to them; you shall certainly help him to raise them up.

So the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “Let the woman pay attention to all that I said.

And about the time of her death the women who stood by her said to her, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son.” But she did not answer or pay attention.

Please do not let my lord pay attention to this worthless man, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name and folly is with him; but I your maidservant did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.

When midday was past, they raved until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice; but there was no voice, no one answered, and no one paid attention.

Jehoshaphat was afraid and turned his attention to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention.

“For our kings, our leaders, our priests and our fathers have not kept Your lawOr paid attention to Your commandments and Your admonitions with which You have admonished them.

But when it came to the king’s attention, he commanded by letter that his wicked scheme which he had devised against the Jews, should return on his own head and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

“Would He contend with me by the greatness of His power?No, surely He would pay attention to me.

“From the city men groan,And the souls of the wounded cry out;Yet God does not pay attention to folly.

“I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer me;I stand up, and You turn Your attention against me.

“I even paid close attention to you;Indeed, there was no one who refuted Job,Not one of you who answered his words.

“Pay attention, O Job, listen to me;Keep silent, and let me speak.

Listen, O daughter, give attention and incline your ear:Forget your people and your father’s house;

“Because I called and you refused,I stretched out my hand and no one paid attention;

Hear, O sons, the instruction of a father,And give attention that you may gain understanding,

My son, give attention to my words;Incline your ear to my sayings.

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

Now therefore, my sons, listen to me,And pay attention to the words of my mouth.

He who gives attention to the word will find good,And blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.

An evildoer listens to wicked lips;A liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

Know well the condition of your flocks,And pay attention to your herds;

If a ruler pays attention to falsehood,All his ministers become wicked.

Their banquets are accompanied by lyre and harp, by tambourine and flute, and by wine;But they do not pay attention to the deeds of the Lord,Nor do they consider the work of His hands.

Cry aloud with your voice, O daughter of Gallim!Pay attention, Laishah and wretched Anathoth!

“When he sees riders, horsemen in pairs,A train of donkeys, a train of camels,Let him pay close attention, very close attention.”

So He poured out on him the heat of His angerAnd the fierceness of battle;And it set him aflame all around,Yet he did not recognize it;And it burned him, but he paid no attention.

“If only you had paid attention to My commandments!Then your well-being would have been like a river,And your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

Listen to Me, O islands,And pay attention, you peoples from afar.The Lord called Me from the womb;From the body of My mother He named Me.

“Pay attention to Me, O My people,And give ear to Me, O My nation;For a law will go forth from Me,And I will set My justice for a light of the peoples.

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

Then they answered and spoke before the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or to the injunction which you signed, but keeps making his petition three times a day.”

So I gave my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes.

As it is written in the law of Moses, all this calamity has come on us; yet we have not sought the favor of the Lord our God by turning from our iniquity and giving attention to Your truth.

But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears from hearing.

Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord gave attention and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him for those who fear the Lord and who esteem His name.

But they paid no attention and went their way, one to his own farm, another to his business,

And he began to give them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.

The crowds with one accord were giving attention to what was said by Philip, as they heard and saw the signs which he was performing.

and they all, from smallest to greatest, were giving attention to him, saying, “This man is what is called the Great Power of God.”

And they were giving him attention because he had for a long time astonished them with his magic arts.

nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than furthering the administration of God which is by faith.

But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons,

Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching.

Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.

not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it.

and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, “You sit here in a good place,” and you say to the poor man, “You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,”

So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts.

For this reason, if I come, I will call attention to his deeds which he does, unjustly accusing us with wicked words; and not satisfied with this, he himself does not receive the brethren, either, and he forbids those who desire to do so and puts them out of the church.