The Hearing Ear

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.

• Wisdom

I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.

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;

If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

• Eye

All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.

• Deafness

For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

Say unto them, As truly as I live, saith the LORD, as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you:

Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.