James 4:3
You ask [God for something] and do not receive it, because you ask
1 John 5:14
This is the [remarkable degree of] confidence which we [as believers are entitled to] have before Him: that
1 John 3:22
and we receive from Him whatever we ask because we [carefully and consistently] keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight [habitually seeking to follow His plan for us].
Psalm 18:41
They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—
Even to the Lord [they cried], but He did not answer them.
Job 27:8-10
“For what is the hope of the godless, even though he has gained [in this world],
When God takes his life?
Job 35:12
“The people cry out, but He does not answer
Because of the pride of evil men.
Psalm 66:18-19
If I regard sin and baseness in my heart [that is, if I know it is there and do nothing about it],
The Lord will not hear [me];
Proverbs 1:28
“Then they will call upon me (Wisdom), but I will not answer;
They will seek me eagerly but they will not find me,
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is hateful and exceedingly offensive to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight!
Proverbs 21:13
Whoever shuts his ears at the cry of the poor
Will cry out himself and not be answered.
Proverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable and offensive [to the Lord].
How much more [unacceptable and insulting can it be] when he brings it with evil intention?
Isaiah 1:15-16
“So when you spread out your hands [in prayer, pleading for My help],
I will hide My eyes from you;
Yes, even though you offer many prayers,
I will not be listening.
Your hands are full of blood!
Jeremiah 11:11
Therefore thus says the Lord, “Behold I am bringing disaster and suffering on them which they will not be able to escape; though they cry to Me, I will not listen to them.
Jeremiah 11:14
“Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them, for I shall not listen when they cry to Me in the time of their disaster.
Jeremiah 14:12
Though they fast, I will not hear their cry; and though they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them [because they are done as obligations, and not as acts of loving obedience]. Instead I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.”
Micah 3:4
Then they will cry to the Lord,
But He will not answer them;
Instead, He will even hide His face from them at that time [withholding His mercy]
Because they have practiced and tolerated and ignored evil acts.
Zechariah 7:13
And just as He called and they would not listen, so they called and I would not listen,” says the Lord of hosts;
Matthew 20:22
But Jesus replied,
Mark 10:38
But Jesus said to them,
Luke 15:13
Luke 15:30
Luke 16:1-2
Now Jesus was also saying to the disciples,
James 1:6-7
But he must ask [for wisdom] in faith, without doubting [God’s willingness to help], for the one who doubts is like a billowing surge of the sea that is blown about and tossed by the wind.
James 4:1
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“For what is the hope of the godless, even though he has gained [in this world],
When God takes his life?
“The people cry out, but He does not answer
Because of the pride of evil men.
They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—
Even to the Lord [they cried], but He did not answer them.
If I regard sin and baseness in my heart [that is, if I know it is there and do nothing about it],
The Lord will not hear [me];
“Then they will call upon me (Wisdom), but I will not answer;
They will seek me eagerly but they will not find me,
The sacrifice of the wicked is hateful and exceedingly offensive to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight!
Whoever shuts his ears at the cry of the poor
Will cry out himself and not be answered.
“So when you spread out your hands [in prayer, pleading for My help],
I will hide My eyes from you;
Yes, even though you offer many prayers,
I will not be listening.
Your hands are full of blood!
Then they will cry to the Lord,
But He will not answer them;
Instead, He will even hide His face from them at that time [withholding His mercy]
Because they have practiced and tolerated and ignored evil acts.