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What Does the Bible Say About Prayers of the Unrighteous?

Here are 11 Bible verses about Prayers of the Unrighteous, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1John 9:31

    Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

    BSBWe know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.

  2. #2Proverbs 28:9

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

    BSBWhoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.

  3. #31 Peter 3:12

    For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

    BSBFor 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.”

  4. #4Psalms 66:18

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

    BSBIf I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

  5. #5Isaiah 59:2

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

    BSBBut 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.

  6. #6Proverbs 15:29

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

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

  7. #7James 5:16

    Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

    BSBTherefore 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.

  8. #8James 4:3

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

    BSBAnd when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.

  9. #91 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.

    BSBIf we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

  10. #10John 15:7

    If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

    BSBIf you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

  11. #11James 4:4

    Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

    BSBYou adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.

Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).

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