Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
General references
Bible References
General references
James 4:3
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Proverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind!
Isaiah 1:15
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.
Isaiah 58:3
Wherefore have we fasted,'say they , and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find your own pleasure, and exact all your labors.