Psalm 34:18
The Lord is near the broken-hearted; he is the saviour of those whose spirits are crushed down.
Deuteronomy 4:7
For what great nation has a god so near to them as the Lord our God is, whenever we are turned to him in prayer?
John 4:24
God is Spirit: then let his worshippers give him worship in the true way of the spirit.
Psalm 46:5
God has taken his place in her; she will not be moved: he will come to her help at the dawn of morning.
Psalm 119:2
Happy are they who keep his unchanging word, searching after him with all their heart.
Psalm 119:151
You are near, O Lord; and all your teachings are true.
Proverbs 15:8
The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.
Isaiah 1:15-16
And when your hands are stretched out to me, my eyes will be turned away from you: even though you go on making prayers, I will not give ear: your hands are full of blood.
Isaiah 58:9
Then at the sound of your voice, the Lord will give an answer; at your cry he will say, Here am I. If you take away from among you the yoke, the putting out of the finger of shame, and the evil word;
Jeremiah 29:12-13
And you will go on crying to me and making prayer to me, and I will give ear to you.
Hosea 7:14
And they have not made prayer to me in their hearts, but they make loud cries on their beds; they are cutting themselves for food and wine, they are turned against me.
Matthew 6:5-8
And when you make your prayers, be not like the false-hearted men, who take pleasure in getting up and saying their prayers in the Synagogues and at the street turnings so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.
Matthew 23:13
But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.
John 14:23
Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.
James 4:8
Come near to God and he will come near to you. Make your hands clean, you evil-doers; put away deceit from your hearts, you false in mind.
1 John 3:20-22
When our heart says that we have done wrong; because God is greater than our heart, and has knowledge of all things.
1 Kings 18:27-28
And in the middle of the day, Elijah made sport of them, saying, Give louder cries, for he is a god; he may be deep in thought, or he may have gone away for some purpose, or he may be on a journey, or by chance he is sleeping and has to be made awake.
Psalm 17:1
Let my cause come to your ears, O Lord, give attention to my cry; give ear to my prayer which goes not out from false lips.
Psalm 46:1
God is our harbour and our strength, a very present help in trouble.