Proverbs 15:29
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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.
Psalm 145:18-19
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18 The Lord is (A)near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him (B)in truth.
19 He (C)fulfills the desire of those who fear him;
he also (D)hears their cry and saves them.
John 9:31
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31 We know that (A)God does not listen to sinners, but (B)if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.
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James 5:16-18
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16 Therefore, (A)confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, (B)that you may be healed. (C)The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.[a] 17 Elijah was a man (D)with a nature like ours, and (E)he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for (F)three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. 18 (G)Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
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- James 5:16 Or The effective prayer of a righteous person has great power
1 Peter 3:12
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12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their prayer.
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
Psalm 34:15-17
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15 (A)The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
(B)and his ears toward their cry.
16 (C)The face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
to (D)cut off the memory of them from the earth.
17 (E)When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
Romans 8:26-27
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26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For (A)we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but (B)the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27 And (C)he who searches hearts knows what is (D)the mind of the Spirit, because[a] the Spirit (E)intercedes for the saints (F)according to the will of God.
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- Romans 8:27 Or that
Ephesians 2:12-13
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12 remember (A)that you were at that time separated from Christ, (B)alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to (C)the covenants of promise, (D)having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were (E)far off have been brought near (F)by the blood of Christ.
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Psalm 66:18-19
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18 If I had (A)cherished iniquity in my heart,
(B)the Lord would not have listened.
19 But truly (C)God has listened;
he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psalm 138:6
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6 (A)For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly,
but the haughty he knows from afar.
Matthew 25:46
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46 And these will go away (A)into eternal punishment, but the righteous (B)into (C)eternal life.”
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Isaiah 55:8-9
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8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
9 (A)For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Psalm 73:27
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27 For behold, those who are (A)far from you shall perish;
you put an end to everyone who is (B)unfaithful to you.
Psalm 18:41
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41 (A)They cried for help, but there was none to save;
they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
Psalm 10:1
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Why Do You Hide Yourself?
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