2,745 verses contain “hear” (in the KJV: 2,638, in the BSB: 1,774) — showing 2,601–2,700
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The countenance is a sign of changing of the heart.
Leave off from sin, and order thine hands
aright, and
cleanse thy
heart from all wickedness.
In
affliction also sorrow remaineth: and the life of the poor is the
curse of the
heart.
Take no
heaviness to
heart: drive it away, and member the last end.
He will give his
heart to resort early to the Lord that made him, and will pray before the most High, and will open his mouth in prayer, and make
supplication for his sins.
Hearken unto me, ye holy children, and
bud forth as a rose growing by the
brook of the field:
And therefore praise ye the Lord with the whole
heart and mouth, and
bless the name of the Lord.
Their imagination of things to come, and the day of death, trouble their thoughts, and cause fear of heart;
A little or nothing is his rest, and afterward he is in his sleep, as in a day of keeping watch, troubled in the vision of his heart, as if he were escaped out of a battle.
Wine and musick
rejoice the
heart: but the love of wisdom is above them both.
Riches and strength lift up the heart: but the fear of the Lord is above them both: there is no want in the fear of the Lord, and it needeth not to seek help.
Or of
iterating and speaking again that which thou hast
heard; and of
revealing of secrets.
He seeketh out the deep, and the
heart, and considereth their
crafty devices: for the Lord knoweth all that may be known, and he beholdeth the signs of the world.
The eye marvelleth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof, and the
heart is
astonished at the raining of it.
They that sail on the sea tell of the danger thereof; and when we
hear it with our ears, we
marvel thereat.
He made him to hear his voice, and brought him into the dark cloud, and gave him commandments before his face, even the law of life and knowledge, that he might teach Jacob his covenants, and Israel his judgments.
And he compassed him with pomegranates, and with many golden bells round about, that as he went there might be a sound, and a noise made that might be
heard in the temple, for a
memorial to the children of his people;
The third in glory is Phinees the son of
Eleazar, because he had zeal in the fear of the Lord, and stood up with good courage of
heart: when the people were turned back, and made
reconciliation for Israel.
God give you wisdom in your
heart to judge his people in righteousness, that their good things be not abolished, and that their glory may
endure for ever.
He called upon the most high Lord, when the enemies pressed upon him on every side; and the great Lord heard him.
And concerning the judges, every one by name, whose
heart went not a
whoring, nor departed from the Lord, let their memory be blessed.
And the Lord
thundered from heaven, and with a great noise made his voice to be
heard.
In all his works he praised the Holy One most high with words of glory; with his whole heart he sung songs, and loved him that made him.
Who
wast ordained for reproofs in their times, to
pacify the wrath of the Lord’s judgment, before it
brake forth into
fury, and to turn the
heart of the father unto the son, and to restore the tribes of Jacob.
Then
trembled their
hearts and hands, and they were in pain, as women in
travail.
But they called upon the Lord which is
merciful, and stretched out their hands toward him: and immediately the Holy One
heard them out of heaven, and delivered them by the ministry of Esay.
He directed his heart unto the Lord, and in the time of the ungodly he established the worship of God.
When he took the portions out of the priests’ hands, he himself stood by the
hearth of the altar, compassed about, as a young
cedar in Libanus; and as palm trees compassed they him round about.
Then
shouted the sons of Aaron, and sounded the silver
trumpets, and made a great noise to be
heard, for a
remembrance before the most High.
He grant us
joyfulness of
heart, and that peace may be in our days in Israel for ever:
There be two manner of nations which my heart abhorreth, and the third is no nation:
Jesus the son of Sirach of Jerusalem hath written in this book the instruction of understanding and knowledge, who out of his heart poured forth wisdom.
Blessed is he that shall be exercised in these things; and he that layeth them up in his heart shall become wise.
I will praise thy name continually, and will sing praises with
thanksgiving; and so my prayer was
heard:
Even from the flower till the
grape was ripe hath my
heart delighted in her: my foot went the right way, from my youth up sought I after her.
I directed my soul unto her, and I found her in pureness: I have had my heart joined with her from the beginning, therefore shall I not be foresaken.
My
heart was troubled in seeking her: therefore have I
gotten a good possession.
And
Baruch did read the words of this book in the
hearing of Jechonias the son of
Joachim king of Juda, and in the ears of all the people that came to
hear the book,
And in the hearing of the nobles, and of the king’s sons, and in the hearing of the elders, and of all the people, from the lowest unto the highest, even of all them that dwelt at Babylon by the river Sud.
And disobeyed him, and have not
hearkened unto the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in the commandments that he gave us openly:
Since the day that the Lord brought our forefathers out of the land of Egypt, unto this present day, we have been
disobedient unto the Lord our God, and we have been
negligent in not
hearing his voice.
Nevertheless we have not
hearkened unto the voice of the Lord our God, according unto all the words of the prophets, whom he sent unto us:
But every man followed the imagination of his own wicked heart, to serve strange gods, and to do evil in the sight of the Lord our God.
Yet have we not prayed before the Lord, that we might turn every one from the imaginations of his wicked heart.
Yet we have not
hearkened unto his voice, to walk in the commandments of the Lord, that he hath set before us.
Hear our prayers, O Lord, and our petitions, and deliver us for thine own sake, and give us favour in the sight of them which have led us away:
O Lord, look down from thine holy house, and consider us: bow down thine ear, O Lord, to hear us.
But if ye will not hear the voice of the Lord, to serve the king of Babylon,
But we would not
hearken unto thy voice, to serve the king of Babylon: therefore hast thou made good the words that thou spakest by thy servants the prophets, namely, that the bones of our kings, and the bones of our fathers, should be taken out of their place.
If ye will not
hear my voice, surely this very great multitude shall be turned into a small number among the nations, where I will
scatter them.
For I knew that they would not
hear me, because it is a stiffnecked people: but in the land of their
captivities they shall remember themselves.
And shall know that I am the Lord their God: for I will give them an heart, and ears to hear:
Hear, O Lord, and have mercy; ar thou art
merciful: and have
pity upon us, because we have
sinned before thee.
O Lord
Almighty, thou God of Israel,
hear now the prayers of the dead Israelites, and of their children, which have
sinned before thee, and not
hearkened unto the voice of thee their God: for the which cause these plagues
cleave unto us.
And for this cause thou hast put thy fear in our
hearts, to the intent that we should call upon thy name, and praise thee in our captivity: for we have called to mind all the iniquity of our forefathers, that
sinned before thee.
Hear, Israel, the commandments of life: give ear to understand wisdom.
It hath not been heard of in Chanaan, neither hath it been seen in Theman.
For when she saw the wrath of God coming upon you, she said,
Hearken, O ye that dwell about
Sion: God hath brought upon me great
mourning;
Take a good heart, O Jerusalem: for he that gave thee that name will comfort thee.
But say ye in your hearts, O Lord, we must worship thee.
They are as one of the beams of the temple, yet they say their
hearts are
gnawed upon by things
creeping out of the earth; and when they eat them and their clothes, they feel it not.
Nevertheless in a
contrite heart and an humble spirit let us be accepted.
And now we follow thee with all our heart, we fear thee, and seek thy face.
O ye holy and humble men of
heart,
bless ye the Lord: praise and
exalt him above all for ever.
So when the servants of the house
heard the cry in the garden, they
rushed in at the privy door, to see what was done unto her.
And she
weeping looked up toward heaven: for her
heart trusted in the Lord.
And the Lord heard her voice.
So he put him aside, and commanded to bring the other, and said unto him, O thou seed of Chanaan, and not of Juda, beauty hath
deceived thee, and
lust hath
perverted thine
heart.
When they of Babylon
heard that, they took great
indignation, and
conspired against the king, saying, The king is become a
Jew, and he hath destroyed
Bel, he hath slain the
dragon, and put the priests to death.
And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations,
insomuch that the earth was quiet before him;
whereupon he was
exalted and his
heart was lifted up.
We will not
hearken to the king’s words, to go from our religion, either on the right hand, or the left.
Now when
Seron, a prince of the army of Syria,
heard say that
Judas had gathered unto him a multitude and company of the faithful to go out with him to war;
Now when king
Antiochus heard these things, he was full of
indignation: wherefore he sent and gathered together all the forces of his realm, even a very strong army.
And the merchants of the country,
hearing the fame of them, took silver and gold very much, with servants, and came into the camp to
buy the children of Israel for slaves: a power also of Syria and of the land of the Philistines joined themselves unto them.
Now when
Judas heard thereof he himself removed, and the
valiant men with him, that he might
smite the king’s army which was at
Emmaus,
Who, when he heard thereof, was confounded and discouraged, because neither such things as he would were done unto Israel, nor such things as the king commanded him were come to pass.
Now when the nations round about heard that the altar was built and the sanctuary renewed as before, it displeased them very much.
Now when
Judas and the people
heard these words, there assembled a great congregation together, to
consult what they should do for their brethren, that were in trouble, and
assaulted of them.
Joseph the son of
Zacharias, and Azarias, captains of the garrisons,
heard of the
valiant acts and warlike deeds which they had done.
About that time king
Antiochus travelling through the high countries
heard say, that Elymais in the country of Persia was a city greatly
renowned for riches, silver, and gold;
Now when the king
heard these words, he was
astonished and
sore moved:
whereupon he laid him down upon his bed, and fell sick for grief, because it had not
befallen him as he looked for.
Wherefore he called for all his friends, and said unto them, The sleep is gone from mine eyes, and my heart faileth for very care.
Now when the king
heard this, he was
angry, and gathered together all his friends, and the captains of his army, and those that had charge of the horse.
Wherefore all that
heard the noise of their multitude, and the marching of the company, and the
rattling of the
harness, were moved: for the army was very great and mighty.
At that time
Lysias heard say, that Philip, whom
Antiochus the king, whiles he lived, had appointed to bring up his son
Antiochus, that he might be king,
Now
Judas had
heard of the Romans, that they were mighty and
valiant men, and such as would
lovingly accept all that joined themselves unto them, and make a league of
amity with all that came unto them;
But with their friends and such as
relied upon them they kept
amity: and that they had conquered kingdoms both far and
nigh,
insomuch as all that
heard of their name were afraid of them:
The people of the Jews shall help them, as the time shall be appointed, with all their heart:
In the same manner also, if war come first upon the nation of the Jews, the Romans shall help them with all their heart, according as the time shall be appointed them:
Furthermore, when
Demetrius heard the Nicanor and his host were slain in battle, he sent Bacchides and Alcimus into the land of
Judea the second time, and with them the chief strength of his host:
Now when Bacchides
heard hereof, he came on the sabbath day unto the banks of Jordan with a great power.
Now when king
Demetrius heard thereof, he gathered together an exceeding great host, and went forth against him to fight.
Who were
sore afraid, when they
heard that the king had given him authority to gather together an host.
Now when king Alexander had
heard what promises
Demetrius had sent unto
Jonathan: when also it was told him of the battles and noble acts which he and his brethren had done, and of the pains that they had
endured,
We have heard of thee, that thou art a man of great power, and meet to be our friend.