27 Bible Verses about Causes of failure in

But know that Jehovah has set apart the godly for Himself. Jehovah hears when I call to Him.

so as to cause the cry of the poor to come to Him, for He hears the cry of the afflicted.

In my distress I called on Jehovah, and I cried to my God; He heard my voice out of His temple, and my cry came before Him, into His ears.

The righteous cry, and Jehovah hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

Jehovah is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.

And David prayed to God for the child. And David fasted, and went in and lay all night upon the earth.

And He said, You cannot see My face. For there no man can see Me and live.

Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and say to them, So says the Lord Jehovah: Have you come to ask of Me? As I live, says the Lord Jehovah, I will not be inquired of by you.

But Jehovah was angry with me because of you and would not hear me. And Jehovah said to me, Let it be enough for you. Speak no more to Me of this matter.

For this thing I besought the Lord three times, that it might depart from me.

these all were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

Again I say to you that if two of you shall agree on earth as regarding anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by My Father in Heaven.

And all the multitude of the people were praying outside at the time of incense.

And having heard, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord and said, Lord, You are the God who made the heaven and earth, and the sea, and all that is in them;

And thinking about it, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose last name was Mark; where many had gathered together to pray.

And when Saul inquired of Jehovah, Jehovah did not answer him, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

And you returned and wept before Jehovah. But Jehovah would not listen to your voice, nor give ear to you.

And Saul asked counsel of God: Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You deliver them into the hand of Israel? But He answered him not that day.

But your iniquities have come between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, from hearing.

Then they shall cry to Jehovah, but He will not answer them. He will even hide His face from them at that time, as they have done evil in their doings.

Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

And it will be, as He called, and they did not listen, so they called, and I did not listen, says Jehovah of Hosts.

He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is a hateful thing.

Then they shall call upon me, and I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me;

And when you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; yea, when you make many prayers, I will not hear; your hands are full of blood.

But let him ask in faith, doubting nothing. For he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed. For do not let that man think that he shall receive anything from the Lord;

If I regard iniquity in my heart, Jehovah will not hear;

You ask and receive not, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it upon your lusts.

Then when the chief priests and under-officers saw Him, they cried out, saying, Crucify! Crucify Him! Pilate said to them, You take Him and crucify Him, for I find no fault in him.

And in the same way also the chief priests mocked, with the scribes and elders, saying,

Her heads judge for a bribe, and her priests teach for pay, and her prophets divine for silver, yet they will lean on Jehovah and say, Is not Jehovah among us? No evil can come on us!

Her prophets are proud, men of deceit; her priests have defiled the sanctuary; they have done violence to the Law.

But the chief priests moved the people that he should rather release Barabbas to them.

But to those who indeed disobeying the truth out of self-seeking, and obeying unrighteousness, will be anger and wrath,

And it shall be in that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and punish the men who are settled on their lees; who say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good, nor will He do evil.

And that servant who knew his lord's will and did not prepare, nor did according to His will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy of punishment, the one who has trampled the Son of God, and who has counted the blood of the covenant with which he was sanctified an unholy thing, and has insulted the Spirit of grace?

And I will visit evil on the world, and their iniquity on the wicked. And I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will lay low the pride of tyrants.

Be sensible and vigilant, because your adversary the Devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking someone he may devour;

But he who is a hireling and not the shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away. And the wolf catches them and scatters the sheep.

For I know this, that after my departure grievous wolves shall enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

And the Lord said to him, Now you Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the platter clean, but your inward part is full of plunder and wickedness.

But if you bite and devour one another, take heed that you are not consumed by one another.

The tents of robbers are at peace, and those who provoke God are secure, in whatever God brings to their hand.

Righteous are You, O Jehovah, that I might contend with You; yet let me speak with You about Your judgments. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all those happy who deal treacherously?

They have become fat, they shine. Yes, they go past the deeds of the wicked; they do not judge the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may get rich; and they do not judge the right of the needy.

For I was jealous of the proud, when I saw the peace of the wicked.

I have seen the wicked ruthless, and spreading himself like a luxuriant native tree.

For you know that afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected; for he did not find any place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears).

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idol-worship. Because you have rejected the Word of Jehovah, He has also rejected you from being king!

And Jehovah rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until He had cast them out of His sight.

But he answered and said, Truly I say to you, I do not know you.

But He shall say, I tell you, I do not know you; from where you are. Depart from Me, all workers of unrighteousness!

And when Saul inquired of Jehovah, Jehovah did not answer him, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

And you returned and wept before Jehovah. But Jehovah would not listen to your voice, nor give ear to you.

And Saul asked counsel of God: Shall I go down after the Philistines? Will You deliver them into the hand of Israel? But He answered him not that day.

But your iniquities have come between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, from hearing.

Then they shall cry to Jehovah, but He will not answer them. He will even hide His face from them at that time, as they have done evil in their doings.

Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

And it will be, as He called, and they did not listen, so they called, and I did not listen, says Jehovah of Hosts.

He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is a hateful thing.

Then they shall call upon me, and I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me;

And when you spread out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; yea, when you make many prayers, I will not hear; your hands are full of blood.

But let him ask in faith, doubting nothing. For he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed. For do not let that man think that he shall receive anything from the Lord;

If I regard iniquity in my heart, Jehovah will not hear;

You ask and receive not, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it upon your lusts.