'Listens' in the Bible

For the Lord listens to the needy; he does not despise his captive people.

But the one who listens to me will live in security, and will be at ease from the dread of harm.

Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching at my doors day by day, waiting beside my doorway.

The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

The one who gives an answer before he listens -- that is his folly and his shame.

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 ministers 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.

"If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother.

"Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and puts them into practice -- I will show you what he is like:

"The one who listens to you listens to me, and the one who rejects you rejects me, and the one who rejects me rejects the one who sent me."

The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly when he hears the bridegroom's voice. This then is my joy, and it is complete.

The one who belongs to God listens and responds to God's words. You don't listen and respond, because you don't belong to God."

We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but if anyone is devout and does his will, God listens to him.

Then Pilate said, "So you are a king!" Jesus replied, "You say that I am a king. For this reason I was born, and for this reason I came into the world -- to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice."

For if someone merely listens to the message and does not live it out, he is like someone who gazes at his own face in a mirror.

They are from the world; therefore they speak from the world's perspective and the world listens to them.

We are from God; the person who knows God listens to us, but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deceit.