Prayers of the Unrighteous
10 passages
- John 9:31
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
Read it in context - Proverbs 28:9
Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.
Read it in context - 1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
Read it in context - Psalm 66:18
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
Read it in context - James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
Read it in context - Isaiah 59:2
But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear.
Read it in context - Proverbs 15:29
The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
Read it in context - James 4:3
And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.
Read it in context - 1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Read it in context - John 15:7
If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
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