James 5:16

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of the righteous man availeth much.

Genesis 20:17

So Abraham prayed to God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants, and they bore children.

Psalm 34:15

The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry.

Numbers 11:2

And the people cried to Moses; and when Moses prayed to the LORD, the fire was quenched.

John 9:31

Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man is a worshiper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

Genesis 18:23-32

And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

1 Kings 13:6

And the king answered and said to the man of God, Entreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored to him again, and became as it was before.

2 Kings 19:15-20

And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, who dwellest between the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.

2 Kings 20:2-5

Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the LORD, saying,

Job 42:8

Therefore take to you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer for yourselves a burnt-offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.

Psalm 10:17-18

LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thy ear to hear:

Proverbs 15:29

The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Matthew 3:6

And were baptized by him in Jordan, confessing their sins.

Luke 11:11-13

If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he shall ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?

Acts 19:18

And many that believed came, and confessed, and showed their deeds.

Romans 3:10

As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

1 John 3:22

And whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

Genesis 19:29

And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot dwelt.

Genesis 20:7

Now therefore restore to the man his wife, for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou shalt not restore her, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou and all that are thine.

Genesis 32:28

And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God, and with men, and hast prevailed.

Genesis 41:9-10

Then spoke the chief butler to Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:

Exodus 9:28-29

Entreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.

Exodus 9:33

And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroad his hands to the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth.

Exodus 17:11

And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.

Exodus 32:10-14

Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.

Numbers 14:13-20

And Moses said to the LORD, Then the Egyptians will hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;)

Numbers 21:7-9

Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.

Deuteronomy 9:18-20

And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I neither ate bread, nor drank water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

Joshua 10:12

Then spoke Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.

1 Samuel 12:18

So Samuel called to the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.

2 Samuel 19:19

And said to the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity to me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.

1 Kings 17:18-24

And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come to me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?

2 Kings 4:33-35

He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them both, and prayed to the LORD.

2 Chronicles 14:11-12

And Asa cried to the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

2 Chronicles 30:20

And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people.

2 Chronicles 32:20-22

And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.

Psalm 145:18-19

The LORD is nigh to all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Proverbs 28:9

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

Jeremiah 15:1

Then said the LORD to me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be towards this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.

Jeremiah 29:12-13

Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray to me, and I will hearken to you.

Jeremiah 33:3

Call to me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

Daniel 2:18-23

That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.

Daniel 9:20-22

And while I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin, and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;

Hosea 12:3-4

He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:

Matthew 7:7-11

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you:

Matthew 18:15-17

Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

Matthew 21:22

And all things whatever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

Luke 7:3-4

And when he heard of Jesus, he sent to him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.

Luke 9:6

And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.

Luke 18:1-8

And he spoke a parable to them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

Acts 4:24-31

And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, who hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that is in them;

Acts 10:38

That God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed by the devil; for God was with him.

Acts 12:5-11

Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing by the church to God for him.

Romans 5:19

For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

Colossians 1:9

For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

1 Thessalonians 5:17

Pray without ceasing.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved blameless to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:25

Brethren, pray for us.

Hebrews 11:4

By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained testimony that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

Hebrews 11:7

By faith Noah, being warned by God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

Hebrews 12:13

And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.

Hebrews 13:18

Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

1 Peter 2:24

Who himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live to righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

Confess

Genesis 41:9
Then spoke the chief butler to Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day:
2 Samuel 19:19
And said to the king, Let not my lord impute iniquity to me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.
Matthew 3:6
And were baptized by him in Jordan, confessing their sins.
Matthew 18:15
Moreover, if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Luke 7:3
And when he heard of Jesus, he sent to him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.
Acts 19:18
And many that believed came, and confessed, and showed their deeds.

The effectual

Genesis 18:23
And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
Genesis 19:29
And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot dwelt.
Genesis 20:7
Now therefore restore to the man his wife, for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou shalt not restore her, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou and all that are thine.
Genesis 32:28
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God, and with men, and hast prevailed.
Exodus 9:28
Entreat the LORD (for it is enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.
Exodus 17:11
And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
Exodus 32:10
Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
Numbers 11:2
And the people cried to Moses; and when Moses prayed to the LORD, the fire was quenched.
Numbers 14:13
And Moses said to the LORD, Then the Egyptians will hear it, (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them;)
Numbers 21:7
Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
Deuteronomy 9:18
And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty days and forty nights: I neither ate bread, nor drank water, because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
Joshua 10:12
Then spoke Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.
1 Samuel 12:18
So Samuel called to the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
1 Kings 13:6
And the king answered and said to the man of God, Entreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me again. And the man of God besought the LORD, and the king's hand was restored to him again, and became as it was before.
1 Kings 17:18
And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come to me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?
2 Kings 4:33
He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them both, and prayed to the LORD.
2 Kings 19:15
And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, who dwellest between the cherubim, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.
2 Kings 20:2
Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed to the LORD, saying,
2 Chronicles 14:11
And Asa cried to the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.
2 Chronicles 32:20
And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.
Job 42:8
Therefore take to you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer for yourselves a burnt-offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.
Psalm 10:17
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thy ear to hear:
Psalm 34:15
The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry.
Psalm 145:18
The LORD is nigh to all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Proverbs 28:9
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
Jeremiah 15:1
Then said the LORD to me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be towards this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
Jeremiah 29:12
Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray to me, and I will hearken to you.
Jeremiah 33:3
Call to me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
Daniel 2:18
That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his companions should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 9:20
And while I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin, and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God;
Hosea 12:3
He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God:
Matthew 7:7
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you:
Matthew 21:22
And all things whatever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Luke 11:11
If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he shall ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
Luke 18:1
And he spoke a parable to them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
John 9:31
Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man is a worshiper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
Acts 4:24
And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, who hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that is in them;
Acts 12:5
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing by the church to God for him.
1 John 3:22
And whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

A righteous

Romans 3:10
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
Romans 5:19
For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained testimony that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

General references

Genesis 20:17
So Abraham prayed to God: and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his maid-servants, and they bore children.
Exodus 8:12
And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried to the LORD, because of the frogs which he had brought against Pharaoh.
Exodus 17:11
And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
Amos 7:3
The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the LORD.
Matthew 21:22
And all things whatever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.