James 4:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Or when you ask, you don’t receive anything, because the reason you ask is wrong. You only want to use it for your own pleasure.

Cross References

1 John 5:14

We can come to God with no doubts. This means that when we ask God for things (and those things agree with what God wants for us), God cares about what we say.

1 John 3:22

And God gives us what we ask for. We receive it because we obey God’s commands and do what pleases him.

James 4:1

Do you know where your fights and arguments come from? They come from the selfish desires that make war inside you.

Micah 3:4

Then you will pray to the Lord, but he will not answer you. No, he will hide his face from you, because what you do is evil.”

Proverbs 15:8

The Lord hates the offerings of the wicked, but he is happy to hear the prayers of those who live right.

Proverbs 21:13

Those who refuse to help the poor will not receive help when they need it themselves.

Job 35:12

“Or if evil people ask God for help, he will not answer them, because they are too proud.

Zechariah 7:13

So the Lord All-Powerful said, “I called to them, and they did not answer. So now, if they call to me, I will not answer.

Luke 15:13

“A few days later the younger son gathered up all that he had and left. He traveled far away to another country, and there he wasted his money living like a fool.

Mark 10:38

Jesus said, “You don’t understand what you are asking. Can you drink from the cup that I must drink from? Can you be baptized with the same baptism that I must go through?”

Matthew 20:22

So Jesus said to the sons, “You don’t understand what you are asking. Can you drink from the cup that I must drink from?” The sons answered, “Yes, we can!”

Jeremiah 11:14

“As for you, Jeremiah, don’t pray for these people of Judah. Don’t beg for them. Don’t say prayers for them. I will not listen. They will suffer and then call to me for help, but I will not listen.

Proverbs 21:27

God hates sacrifices from the wicked, especially when their reason for offering them is evil.

Proverbs 1:28

“Fools will call for me, but I will not answer. They will look for me, but they will not find me.

Jeremiah 14:12

They might begin to fast and pray to me, but I will not listen to their prayers. Even if they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings to me, I will not accept them. I will destroy the people of Judah with war. I will take away their food, and they will starve. And I will destroy them with terrible diseases.”

Psalm 18:41

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

Jeremiah 11:11

So this is what the Lord says: “I will soon make something terrible happen to the people of Judah. They will not be able to escape. They will be sorry and cry to me for help, but I will not listen to them.

Luke 15:30

But then this son of yours comes home after wasting your money on prostitutes, and you kill the best calf for him!’

1 Kings 3:11

So God said to him, “You did not ask for long life and riches for yourself. You did not ask for the death of your enemies. You asked for the wisdom to listen and make the right decisions.

Luke 11:10

Yes, whoever continues to ask will receive. Whoever continues to look will find. And whoever continues to knock will have the door opened for them.