Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

General references

Bible References

God

Job 22:22
“Please receive instruction from His mouth
And establish His words in your heart.
Job 27:8
“For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off,
When God requires his life?
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 who turns away his ear from listening to the law,
Even his prayer is an abomination.
Ecclesiastes 5:1
Guard your steps as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil.
Isaiah 1:15
“So when you spread out your hands in prayer,
I will hide My eyes from you;
Yes, even though you multiply prayers,
I will not listen.
Your hands are covered with blood.
Jeremiah 11:11
Therefore thus says the Lord, “Behold I am bringing disaster on them which they will not be able to escape; though they will cry to Me, yet I will not listen to them.
Hosea 7:14
And they do not cry to Me from their heart
When they wail on their beds;
For the sake of grain and new wine they assemble themselves,
They turn away from Me.
Hosea 8:2
They cry out to Me,
“My God, we of Israel know You!”
Matthew 6:7
“And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words.
Matthew 20:21
And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She *said to Him, “Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit one on Your right and one on Your left.”
James 4:3
You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

Regard

Job 30:20
“I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer me;
I stand up, and You turn Your attention against me.
Psalm 102:17
He has regarded the prayer of the destitute
And has not despised their prayer.
Amos 5:22
“Even though you offer up to Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings,
I will not accept them;
And I will not even look at the peace offerings of your fatlings.

General references

Psalm 18:41
They cried for help, but there was none to save,
Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.