Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
Bible References
God
Matthew 6:7
When praying, do not repeat the same words over and over again, as is done by the Gentiles, who think that by using many words they will obtain a hearing.
Matthew 20:21
"What is it that you want?" he asked. "I want you to say," she replied, "that in your Kingdom these two sons of mine may sit, one on your right, and the other on your left."
James 4:3
You ask, yet do not receive, because you ask for a wrong purpose--to spend what you get upon your pleasures.