Proverbs 15:29 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁹ The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁹ The LORD is far from the wicked: But he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁹ The Lord is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the [consistently] righteous (the upright, in right standing with Him).

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁹ Jehovah is far from the wicked; But he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Common English Bible

²⁹ The LORD is far from the wicked, but he listens to the prayers of the righteous.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁹ The Lord is distant from the impious. And he will heed the prayers of the just.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁹ The Lord is far from the wicked: and he will hear the prayers of the just.

Proverbs 15:29 Cross References

Job 35:13

Surely God does not hear an empty cry, nor does the Almighty regard it.

Psalm 10:1

Why, O Lord, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

Psalm 138:6

For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly, but the haughty he perceives from far away.

Psalm 18:41

They cried for help, but there was no one to save them; they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.

Psalm 73:27

Indeed, those who are far from you will perish; you put an end to those who are false to you.

Proverbs 1:28

Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently but will not find me.

Proverbs 15:30

The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and good news refreshes the body.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Isaiah 59:2

Rather, your iniquities have been barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you so that he does not hear.

Matthew 25:46

And these will go away into eternal punishment but the righteous into eternal life.”

John 9:31

We know that God does not listen to sinners, but he does listen to one who worships him and obeys his will.

1 Peter 3:12

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”