48 Bible Verses about attention

Give ear and hear my voice,
Listen and hear my words.

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.

Also, do not take seriously all words which are spoken, so that you will not hear your servant cursing you.

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

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

Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;

Give me your heart, my son,
And let your eyes delight in my ways.

But each one must examine his own work, and then he will have reason for boasting in regard to himself alone, and not in regard to another.

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

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

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.

And He was saying to them, “Take care what you listen to. By your standard of measure it will be measured to you; and more will be given you besides.

“Indeed God speaks once,
Or twice, yet no one notices it.

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.

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

For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘Do not let your prophets who are in your midst and your diviners deceive you, and do not listen to the dreams which they dream.

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

You have seen many things, but you do not observe them;
Your ears are open, but none hears.

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

Draw near, O nations, to hear; and listen, O peoples!
Let the earth and all it contains hear, and the world and all that springs from it.

Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward and not forward.

They *came and *said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?

Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise,

do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.

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

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

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.

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.

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

But certainly God has heard;
He has given heed to the voice of my prayer.

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

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,”

You observe days and months and seasons and years.

“What is man that You magnify him,
And that You are concerned about him,

Be on your guard before him and obey his voice; do not be rebellious toward him, for he will not pardon your transgression, since My name is in him.

Hear, my son, your father’s instruction
And do not forsake your mother’s teaching;

Jesus came out from the temple and was going away when His disciples came up to point out the temple buildings to Him.

“Please inquire of past generations,
And consider the things searched out by their fathers.