My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 1:8 · retained source text
My sonne, heare the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
KJV dictionary & concordance
hear
Meaning of “hear”
Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.
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550 occurrences516 verses49 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 4:23
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Every verse containing “hear”
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 4:1 · retained source text
¶ Heare, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know vnderstanding.
Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 4:10 · retained source text
Heare, O my sonne, and receiue my sayings: and the yeeres of thy life shalbe many.
Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 5:7 · retained source text
Heare me now therefore, O yee children: & depart not from the words of my mouth.
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 8:6 · retained source text
Heare, for I will speake of excellent things: and the opening of my lippes shalbe right things.
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 8:33 · retained source text
Heare instruction, and bee wise, and refuse it not.
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 19:20 · retained source text
Heare counsell, and receiue instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 19:27 · retained source text
Cease, my sonne, to heare the instruction, that causeth to erre from the words of knowledge.
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 22:17 · retained source text
Bow downe thine eare, and heare the words of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 23:19 · retained source text
Heare thou, my sonne, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Complete reference index — all 516 verses
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Genesis10 occurrences
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32 versesJoshua3 occurrences
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4 verses1 Samuel10 occurrences
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50 versesLamentations1 occurrence
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4 versesJoel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos7 occurrences
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1 verseMatthew27 occurrences
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1 verseHebrews3 occurrences
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10 versesExodus8 occurrences
8 versesLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers7 occurrences
7 versesDeuteronomy34 occurrences
32 versesJoshua3 occurrences
3 versesJudges4 occurrences
4 verses1 Samuel10 occurrences
10 verses2 Samuel14 occurrences
12 verses1 Kings16 occurrences
15 verses2 Kings11 occurrences
10 verses1 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses2 Chronicles19 occurrences
19 versesNehemiah5 occurrences
5 versesJob16 occurrences
16 versesPsalms57 occurrences
55 versesProverbs11 occurrences
11 versesEcclesiastes5 occurrences
4 versesSong of Solomon2 occurrences
2 versesIsaiah44 occurrences
41 versesJeremiah51 occurrences
50 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel30 occurrences
29 versesDaniel7 occurrences
7 versesHosea7 occurrences
4 versesJoel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos7 occurrences
7 versesMicah9 occurrences
8 versesNahum1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah10 occurrences
9 versesMalachi1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew27 occurrences
22 versesMark18 occurrences
14 versesLuke27 occurrences
24 versesJohn18 occurrences
16 versesActs28 occurrences
27 versesRomans2 occurrences
2 verses1 Corinthians2 occurrences
2 versesGalatians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians2 occurrences
2 verses2 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews3 occurrences
3 versesJames1 occurrence
1 verse1 John1 occurrence
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