James 4:3
Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask wickedly; that ye may spend it in your pleasures.
Matthew 6:7
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathens do, for they think they shall be heard for their speaking much:
Matthew 20:21-22
And He said unto her, What dost thou desire? She saith unto Him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on the left in thy kingdom.
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Summary
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
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Matthew 6:7
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathens do, for they think they shall be heard for their speaking much:
Matthew 20:21
And He said unto her, What dost thou desire? She saith unto Him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on the left in thy kingdom.
James 4:3
Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask wickedly; that ye may spend it in your pleasures.