Proverbs 15:29

The English Standar Version

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

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 afar 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 knows from afar.

Psalm 18:41

They cried for help, but there was none to save; 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 put an end to everyone who is unfaithful 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[3] the bones.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.

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 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 if anyone is a worshiper of God and does his will, God listens to him.

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."