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Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me.
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:
{To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.} Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way:
Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.
Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
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Prayer » Causes of failure in » True prayer heard
But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.
So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.
In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
Prayer » Causes of failure in » Sometimes refused because not in accord with the divine will
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to inquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you.
But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.
Prayer » Causes of failure in » Social and family
These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.
Prayer » Causes of failure in » Disobedience
And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.
And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day.
Prayer » Causes of failure in » Iniquity
But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
Prayer » Causes of failure in » Neglect of mercy
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Prayer » Causes of failure in » Stubbornness
Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:
Prayer » Causes of failure in » Despising the law
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
Prayer » Causes of failure in » Indifference
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
Prayer » Causes of failure in » Blood-guiltiness
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Prayer » Causes of failure in » Instability
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
Prayer » Causes of failure in » Secret sin
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
Prayer » Causes of failure in » Self-indulgence
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Priests, corrupt
When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.
Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Punishment of
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.
And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Rapacity of
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Prosperity of
The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?
They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Rejection of, by God
For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.
But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Disobedience
And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.
And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day.
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Iniquity
But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Neglect of mercy
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Stubbornness
Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Despising the law
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Indifference
Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Blood-guiltiness
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Instability
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Secret sin
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: