29 The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
Proverbs 15:29
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1 Clement 22:5–7
5 Seek peace and ensue it. (1CL) 6 The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and His ears are turned to their prayers. But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil, to destroy their memorial from the earth. (1CL) 7 The righteous cried out, and the Lord heard him, and de… (1CL)
1 Peter 3:11–13
11 He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it. 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.” 13 Who can harm you if you are zealous for what…
Psalms 34:14–16
14 Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. 15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry. 16 But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.
Psalms 119:154–156
154 Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word. 155 Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes. 156 Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances.
Proverbs 15:7–9
7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools. 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight. 9 The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.
Proverbs 28:8–10
8 He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor. 9 Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable. 10 He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit, but the bla…
John 9:30–32
30 “That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes. 31 We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will. 32 Never before has anyone heard of opening the…
Isaiah 59:1–3
1 Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear. 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. 3 For your hands are stained with blood, an…
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