100 Bible Verses About Hearing God's Voice

Bible verses about Hearing God's Voice

In a world clamoring for attention, the still, small voice of God can often be drowned out. Yet, scripture reveals that hearing and understanding His voice is not only possible, but essential for a life of purpose and divine guidance. These verses offer a pathway to cultivate a deeper connection with the Almighty, to discern His will, and to walk in obedience to His loving direction. Explore these passages with an open heart, seeking the Holy Spirit's illumination, and discover the transformative power of truly hearing what God is speaking to you. Let the scriptures be your guide as you learn to recognize and respond to His divine promptings.

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Psalms 141:6 (KJV)

When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

Hear God: Bible Verses & Finding His Voice

And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her.

Judges 13:9KJV

The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.

Isaiah 9:8KJV

It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,

Job 4:16KJV

Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?

Jeremiah 9:12KJV

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

Proverbs 28:9KJV

Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.

Isaiah 41:26KJV

And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.

Genesis 19:15KJV

And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the Lord:

Genesis 19:27KJV

And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:

Isaiah 22:20KJV

Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.

Proverbs 7:24KJV

And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.

Genesis 21:17KJV

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Exodus 25:1KJV

I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.

Psalms 119:32KJV

And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,

Genesis 22:15KJV

Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord God of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.

Isaiah 28:22KJV

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

Jeremiah 11:1KJV

And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.

Genesis 19:21KJV

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,

Jeremiah 7:1KJV

And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

Genesis 22:1KJV

Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.

Isaiah 28:23KJV

And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

Genesis 21:12KJV

Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?

Isaiah 42:23KJV

For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.

Job 34:3KJV

And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Maher–shalal–hash–baz.

Isaiah 8:3KJV

Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master’s son’s wife, as the Lord hath spoken.

Genesis 24:51KJV

And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to enquire of the Lord, so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel concerning the words which thou hast heard;

2 Chronicles 34:26KJV

And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Genesis 22:18KJV

And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;

Jeremiah 7:13KJV

The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.

Isaiah 50:4KJV

Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:

Isaiah 6:6KJV

And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

Genesis 18:13KJV

To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.

Jeremiah 6:10KJV

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Leviticus 7:28KJV

But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

2 Chronicles 11:2KJV

And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go.

Genesis 24:58KJV

For the Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,

Isaiah 8:11KJV

And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

Genesis 22:11KJV

Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord.

Psalms 35:23KJV

And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the Lord, bowing himself to the earth.

Genesis 24:52KJV

Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

Proverbs 22:20KJV

And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.

Isaiah 32:3KJV

And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth–el.

Genesis 35:15KJV

Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.

Isaiah 1:10KJV

And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream, saying, Jacob: And I said, Here am I.

Genesis 31:11KJV

For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children’s: now then, whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.

Genesis 31:16KJV

And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

Genesis 37:13KJV

Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.

Isaiah 42:18KJV

And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

Genesis 46:2KJV

And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words.

Genesis 44:6KJV

Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.

Jeremiah 1:11KJV

And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

Exodus 4:8KJV

Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying,

Isaiah 38:4KJV

Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!

Psalms 81:13KJV

And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

Exodus 3:2KJV

Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:

Psalms 106:24KJV

And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

Exodus 3:14KJV

Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?

Isaiah 53:1KJV

Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord: give me understanding according to thy word.

Psalms 119:169KJV

And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.

Exodus 3:4KJV

And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

Exodus 3:5KJV

And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee.

Exodus 4:1KJV

And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,

Exodus 12:1KJV

Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the Lord of hosts:

Isaiah 39:5KJV

Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the Lord.

2 Chronicles 34:27KJV

And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord:

Exodus 6:2KJV

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said, I have sinned against the Lord your God, and against you.

Exodus 10:16KJV

And the Lord spake by his servants the prophets, saying,

2 Kings 21:10KJV

Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

Proverbs 8:34KJV

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Exodus 6:10KJV

Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Jeremiah 2:1KJV

And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

Exodus 7:8KJV

And the Lord spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

Exodus 8:1KJV

O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.

Jeremiah 5:3KJV

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.

Isaiah 30:21KJV

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Exodus 13:1KJV

And thou shalt say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.

Exodus 7:16KJV

And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?

Isaiah 57:11KJV

And it came to pass on the day when the Lord spake unto Moses in the land of Egypt,

Exodus 6:28KJV

Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:

Exodus 18:19KJV

And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.

Exodus 19:19KJV

Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem;

Jeremiah 11:2KJV

Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

2 Chronicles 9:7KJV

And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the Lord; for that he heareth your murmurings against the Lord: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?

Exodus 16:7KJV

And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the Lord hath brought you out from the land of Egypt:

Exodus 16:6KJV

And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:

Exodus 14:15KJV

But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord.

Psalms 106:25KJV

The Lord God hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.

Isaiah 50:5KJV

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Exodus 16:11KJV

And Moses said unto the Lord, The people cannot come up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it.

Exodus 19:23KJV

The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

Proverbs 18:15KJV

To whom he said, This is the rest wherewith ye may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing: yet they would not hear.

Isaiah 28:12KJV

Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God.

Psalms 50:7KJV

And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

Exodus 20:19KJV

When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

Psalms 141:6KJV

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.

Isaiah 49:1KJV

And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;

Exodus 19:3KJV

O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.

Song of Solomon 2:14KJV

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Exodus 14:1KJV

Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:

Isaiah 46:3KJV

And God spake all these words, saying,

Exodus 20:1KJV

The Bible resounds with the promise that God speaks and desires to be heard. The verses explored here reveal diverse avenues through which His voice manifests: through Scripture, prayer, quiet contemplation, prophetic words, and even the gentle nudges of the Holy Spirit. Discernment, however, is crucial, requiring careful consideration in light of God's revealed Word and counsel from trusted believers. Ultimately, actively seeking to hear God's voice transforms our relationship with Him from a distant acknowledgement to an intimate, interactive dialogue. May these verses inspire you to cultivate a listening heart, to attentively tune into the whispers of the Divine, and to courageously obey the guidance you receive, drawing you closer to His perfect will and purpose for your life. Embrace the journey of seeking His voice, for in it, you will undoubtedly find deeper understanding, unwavering direction, and profound peace.