27 Bible Verses about Causes of failure in

But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call to him.

So that they cause the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.

In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to inquire of me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you.

But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me: and the LORD said to me, Let it suffice thee; speak no more to me of this matter.

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

These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

Again I say to you, That if two of you shall agree on earth, concerning any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

And the whole multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense.

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

And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John whose surname was Mark; where many were assembled, praying.

And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear to you.

And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day.

But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

Then shall they cry to the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.

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

Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

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

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you: yes, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing from the Lord.

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

When therefore the chief priests and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate saith to them, Take ye him, and crucify him: for I find no fault in him.

Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,

Her heads judge for reward, and her priests teach for hire, and her prophets divine for money; yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? no evil can come upon us.

Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted 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 them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness; indignation and wrath:

And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.

And that servant who knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

Of how much more severe punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, by which he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite to the Spirit of grace?

And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogance of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

But he that is a hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.

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

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

But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one by another.

The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.

Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me speak with thee of thy judgments: Why doth the way of the wicked prosper? why are they all happy that deal very treacherously?

They have become fat, they shine: yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

For ye know that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

And the LORD 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, Verily I say to you, I know you not.

But he will say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are: depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.

And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear to you.

And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel? But he answered him not that day.

But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

Then shall they cry to the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.

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

Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the LORD of hosts:

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

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

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you: yes, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing from the Lord.

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.