People are called upon to listen attentively to God's word, to his Son and also to words of wisdom. Christians must not only listen to God's word but also put it into practice. Those who refuse to listen to God's word or to correction are condemned.

1 Samuel 3:10

The importance of listening

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To God's word and his spokesmen

2 Chronicles 20:15
Psalms 81:8
Jeremiah 26:3-6
Micah 1:2
Acts 2:14; 13:16; 28:28
Matthew 17:5

To Jesus Christ

John 10:27

pp Mk 9:7

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pp Lk 9:35

Matthew 15:10
Luke 10:16,39
John 10:8,16

pp Mk 7:14

Proverbs 19:20
James 1:19

To words of wisdom

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Psalms 34:11
Proverbs 5:7; 7:24; 8:32-34; 12:15; 13:1; 15:31
Luke 2:46
James 2:5
Jeremiah 23:16

Believers should not listen to false prophets or ungodly suggestions

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Deuteronomy 13:1-3,6-8
Jeremiah 27:9,14-17; 29:8-9
Ezekiel 13:19
1 John 4:1,5-6
2 John 1:10
Ezekiel 3:7

The wicked refuse to listen to God

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Exodus 7:13
2 Kings 17:14,40; 18:12
Nehemiah 9:17

Pharaoh's refusal to listen

Psalms 81:11
Isaiah 65:12
Jeremiah 7:13,26-27; 12:17; 13:11; 17:23; 22:21; 25:3,7; 29:19; 32:33; 34:14; 35:15,17; 37:2; 38:15; 44:5,16
Ezekiel 20:8

It is a particular emphasis of the prophecy of Jeremiah that the people have refused to listen to God's voice:

Zechariah 7:11-12
Malachi 2:2
Luke 16:29-31
Matthew 18:15-17

Those who refuse to listen to correction are condemned

Luke 11:28

God's people must not only listen to God's word but also put it into practice

James 1:22-24

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Ezekiel 33:32

In Hebrew and Greek the verb "listen" is related by the verb "to obey".

Matthew 7:24-27
Romans 2:13

pp Lk 6:47-49

Genesis 18:10

Examples of people listening

Genesis 27:5

Sarah at the tent entrance

1 Samuel 3:9-10

Rebekah to Isaac

Proverbs 19:27

Samuel to God

Luke 2:46

a son to instruction

Luke 5:1; 20:45

Jesus Christ to the teachers of the law

Luke 10:39

The crowds to Jesus Christ:

Acts 16:14,25; 26:29

Mary to Jesus Christ

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People to the apostles:

1690 word of God
2363 Christ, preaching & teaching
5147 deafness
5159 hearing
7797 teaching
8361 wisdom
8403 commands
8453 obedience
8749 false teachers