James 1:7
for let not that man suppose that he shall receive anything from the Lord --
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Proverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination, Much more when in wickedness he bringeth it.
Isaiah 1:15
And in your spreading forth your hands, I hide mine eyes from you, Also when ye increase prayer, I do not hear, Your hands of blood have been full.
Isaiah 58:3-4
'Why have we fasted, and Thou hast not seen? We have afflicted our soul, and Thou knowest not.' Lo, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, And all your labours ye exact.
James 4:3
ye ask, and ye receive not, because evilly ye ask, that in your pleasures ye may spend it.