Psalm 66:18
New Living Translation
18 If I had not confessed the sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.
John 9:31
New Living Translation
31 We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but he is ready to hear those who worship him and do his will.
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Proverbs 28:9
New Living Translation
9 God detests the prayers
of a person who ignores the law.
Proverbs 15:29
New Living Translation
29 The Lord is far from the wicked,
but he hears the prayers of the righteous.
Proverbs 15:8
New Living Translation
8 The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked,
but he delights in the prayers of the upright.
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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Proverbs 21:13
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13 Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor
will be ignored in their own time of need.
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 36:21
New Living Translation
21 Be on guard! Turn back from evil,
for God sent this suffering
to keep you from a life of evil.
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