Job 35:13
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13 But it is wrong to say God doesn’t listen,
to say the Almighty isn’t concerned.
Proverbs 15:29
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29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
but he hears the prayers of the righteous.
Jeremiah 11:11
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11 Therefore, this is what the Lord says: I am going to bring calamity upon them, and they will not escape. Though they beg for mercy, I will not listen to their cries.
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Isaiah 1:15
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15 When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look.
Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen,
for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims.
James 4:3
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3 And even when you ask, you don’t get it because your motives are all wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.
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Matthew 20:21-22
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21 “What is your request?” he asked.
She replied, “In your Kingdom, please let my two sons sit in places of honor next to you, one on your right and the other on your left.”
22 But Jesus answered by saying to them, “You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink from the bitter cup of suffering I am about to drink?”
“Oh yes,” they replied, “we are able!”
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Matthew 6:7
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7 “When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again.
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Amos 5:22
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22 I will not accept your burnt offerings and grain offerings.
I won’t even notice all your choice peace offerings.
Hosea 8:2-3
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2 Now Israel pleads with me,
‘Help us, for you are our God!’
3 But it is too late.
The people of Israel have rejected what is good,
and now their enemies will chase after them.
Hosea 7:14
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14 They do not cry out to me with sincere hearts.
Instead, they sit on their couches and wail.
They cut themselves,[a] begging foreign gods for grain and new wine,
and they turn away from me.
Footnotes
- 7:14 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads They gather together.
Ecclesiastes 5:1-3
New Living Translation
Approaching God with Care
5 [a]As you enter the house of God, keep your ears open and your mouth shut. It is evil to make mindless offerings to God. 2 [b]Don’t make rash promises, and don’t be hasty in bringing matters before God. After all, God is in heaven, and you are here on earth. So let your words be few.
3 Too much activity gives you restless dreams; too many words make you a fool.
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Proverbs 28:9
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9 God detests the prayers
of a person who ignores the law.
Proverbs 15:8
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8 The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked,
but he delights in the prayers of the upright.
Psalm 102:17
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17 He will listen to the prayers of the destitute.
He will not reject their pleas.
Job 30:20
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20 “I cry to you, O God, but you don’t answer.
I stand before you, but you don’t even look.
Job 27:8-9
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8 For what hope do the godless have when God cuts them off
and takes away their life?
9 Will God listen to their cry
when trouble comes upon them?
Job 22:22-27
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22 Listen to his instructions,
and store them in your heart.
23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored—
so clean up your life.
24 If you give up your lust for money
and throw your precious gold into the river,
25 the Almighty himself will be your treasure.
He will be your precious silver!
26 “Then you will take delight in the Almighty
and look up to God.
27 You will pray to him, and he will hear you,
and you will fulfill your vows to him.
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