Job 8:6
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6 if you are pure and upright,
surely then he will (A)rouse himself for you
and (B)restore your rightful habitation.
Isaiah 3:10
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10 (A)Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them,
(B)for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.
Proverbs 15:8
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8 (A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but (B)the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.
Job 5:24
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24 You shall know that your (A)tent is at peace,
and you shall inspect your fold and miss nothing.
Psalm 59:4-5
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4 for no fault of mine, they run and make ready.
(A)Awake, come to meet me, and see!
5 You, (B)Lord God of hosts, are God of Israel.
Rouse yourself to punish all the nations;
spare none of those who treacherously plot evil. Selah
Psalm 7:6
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6 (A)Arise, O Lord, in your anger;
(B)lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies;
(C)awake for me; you have appointed a judgment.
Job 16:17
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17 although there is no (A)violence in my hands,
and my prayer is pure.
1 John 3:19-22
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19 By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; 20 for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. 21 Beloved, (A)if our heart does not condemn us, (B)we have confidence before God; 22 and (C)whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and (D)do what pleases him.
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1 Timothy 2:8
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8 I desire then that (A)in every place the men should pray, (B)lifting (C)holy hands without anger or quarreling;
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Isaiah 1:15
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15 When you (A)spread out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
(B)even though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
(C)your hands are full of blood.
Psalm 44:23
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Psalm 26:5-6
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5 I (A)hate the assembly of evildoers,
and I will not sit with the wicked.
6 I (B)wash my hands in innocence
and go around your altar, O Lord,
Job 22:23-30
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23 If you (A)return to the Almighty you will be (B)built up;
if you (C)remove injustice far from your tents,
24 if you lay gold in (D)the dust,
and gold of (E)Ophir among the stones of the torrent-bed,
25 then the Almighty will be your gold
and your precious silver.
26 For then you (F)will delight yourself in the Almighty
and (G)lift up your face to God.
27 You will (H)make your prayer to him, and he will hear you,
and you will (I)pay your vows.
28 You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you,
and (J)light will shine on your ways.
29 For when they are humbled you say, ‘It is because of pride’;[a]
but he saves (K)the lowly.
30 He (L)delivers even the one who is not innocent,
who will be delivered through (M)the cleanness of your hands.”
Footnotes
- Job 22:29 Or you say, ‘It is exaltation’
Job 21:14-15
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14 They say to God, (A)‘Depart from us!
We do not desire the knowledge of your ways.
15 (B)What is the Almighty, that we should serve him?
And what (C)profit do we get if we pray to him?’
Job 1:8
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8 And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you (A)considered my (B)servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, (C)a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?”
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