James 1:7-8
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7,8 For the doubter, being double-minded and unstable in every way, must not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
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James 4:3
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3 You ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, in order to spend what you get on your pleasures.(A)
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Isaiah 58:3-4
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3 “Why do we fast, but you do not see?
Why humble ourselves, but you do not notice?”
Look, you serve your own interest on your fast day
and oppress all your workers.(A)
4 You fast only to quarrel and to fight
and to strike with a wicked fist.
Such fasting as you do today
will not make your voice heard on high.(B)
Isaiah 1:15
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15 When you stretch out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
even though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
your hands are full of blood.(A)
Proverbs 21:27
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27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
how much more when brought with evil intent.(A)
Proverbs 15:8
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8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but the prayer of the upright is his delight.(A)
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