'Listens' in the Bible
Then Absalom would say to him, “See, your claims are good and right, but no man listens to you on the part of the king.”
But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself [and dealt wonderfully with] the godly man [the one of honorable character and moral courage—the one who does right].The Lord hears and responds when I call to Him.
The LORD looks on the righteous, and he listens to their cries.
So that it does not listen to the voice of charmers,Or of the skillful enchanter casting [cunning] spells.
For the Lord listens to the needyand does not despiseHis own who are prisoners.
I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy.
But whoever listens to me will live securelyand be free from the fear of danger.”
Anyone who listens to me is happy,watching at my doors every day,waiting by the posts of my doorway.
A fool’s way is right in his own eyes,but whoever listens to counsel is wise.
A wise son heeds and accepts [and is the result of] his father’s discipline and instruction,But a scoffer does not listen to reprimand and does not learn from his errors.
Poverty and shame are for those who ignore correction, but whoever listens to instruction gains honor.
One who listens to life-giving rebukeswill be at home among the wise.
Anyone who ignores discipline despises himself,but whoever listens to correction acquires good sense.
Whoever listens to a word of instruction prospers, and anyone who trusts in the LORD is blessed.
A wicked person listens to malicious talk;a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
The one who gives an answer before he listens—this is foolishness and disgrace for him.
A lying witness will perish,but the one who listens will speak successfully.
Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.
If a ruler listens to lies,all his officials will be wicked.
So I concluded that wisdom is better than might, but a poor man's wisdom is despised; no one ever listens to his advice.
Whether this rebellious group listens to you or not, at least they'll realize that a prophet had appeared in their midst!
But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you will say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says.’ Let the one who listens, listen, and let the one who refuses, refuse—for they are a rebellious house.
and {anyone who listens} hears the sound of the horn and {he does not take warning} and [the] sword comes and it takes him, his blood will be on his [own] head.
She listens to no voice; she does not accept correction. In Yahweh she does not trust; to her God she does not draw near.