Proverbs 15:29

Modern English Version

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

Cross References

Job 35:13

Surely God will not hear vanity, nor will the Almighty regard it.

Psalm 10:1

Why do You stand far off, O  Lord? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble?

Psalm 138:6

Though the Lord is exalted, yet has He regard for the lowly, but the proud He knows from afar.

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

For behold, those who are far from You shall perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.

Proverbs 1:28

“Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,

Proverbs 15:30

The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and a good report gives health to the bones.

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

But your iniquities have made a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you so that He will not hear.

Matthew 25:46

“And they 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 if anyone is a worshipper of God and does His will, He hears him.

1 Peter 3:12

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”