What Does the Bible Say About Ears?
Here are 14 Bible verses about ears, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #1Proverbs 20:12
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.
BSBEars that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.
- #22 Timothy 4:3-4
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
BSBFor the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
- #3Matthew 11:15
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
BSBHe who has ears, let him hear.
- #4Mark 4:9
And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
BSBThen Jesus said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
- #5Matthew 13:9
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
BSBHe who has ears, let him hear.”
- #6Luke 8:8
And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
BSBStill other seed fell on good soil, where it sprang up and produced a crop—a hundredfold.” As Jesus said this, He called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
- #7James 1:19
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
BSBMy beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
- #8Psalms 40:6
Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required.
BSBSacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.
- #9Isaiah 6:10
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
BSBMake the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
- #10Matthew 13:16
But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
BSBBut blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
- #11Acts 28:27
For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
BSBFor this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
- #12Mark 4:23-24
If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.
BSBIf anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.” He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
- #13Isaiah 30:21
And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
BSBAnd whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
- #14Luke 14:35
It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
BSBIt is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).