Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
He heareth
Bible References
Far
Matthew 25:46
And these last will go away 'into aeonian punishment,' but the righteous 'into aeonian life.'"
Ephesians 2:12
Remember that you were at that time far from Christ; you were shut out from the citizenship of Israel; you were strangers to the Covenants founded on God's Promise; you were in the world without hope and without God.
He heareth
John 9:31
We know that God never listens to bad men, but, when a man is god-fearing and does God's will, God listens to him.
Romans 8:26
So, also, the Spirit supports us in our weakness. We do not even know how to pray as we should; but the Spirit himself pleads for us in sighs that can find no utterance.
James 5:16
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be cured. Great is the power of a good man's fervent prayer.
1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And his ears are attentive to their prayers, But the face of the Lord is set against those who do wrong.'