Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
Bible References
God
Matthew 6:7
"While praying do not say the same words over and over again, as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that by their much speaking they will gain attention.
Matthew 20:21
"What is it you wish?" he said. She answered, "Command that these my two sons may sit upon your right hand and your left in your kingdom."
James 4:3
You continue to ask and do not receive, because you are asking with a wrong purpose, in order to spend it upon your pleasures.