James 4:3

Tree of Life Version

You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives so you may spend it on your passions.

Cross References

1 Kings 3:11

So God said to him: “Because you asked for this thing—and have not asked for yourself long life, nor asked for yourself riches, nor asked for the life of your enemies, but asked for yourself understanding to discern justice—

Job 35:12

There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of the wicked.

Psalm 18:41

You also made my enemies turn their backs to me. I cut off those who hate me.

Proverbs 1:28

Then they will cry out to me, but I will not answer! They will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Adonai, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

Proverbs 21:13

Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, will also cry out but not be answered.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination— how much more when he brings it with evil intent?

Jeremiah 11:11

Therefore thus says Adonai. “I will soon bring a disaster on them that they will not be able to escape. They will cry out to Me, yet I will not listen to them.

Jeremiah 11:14

As for you, you are not to pray for this people or lift up supplication or prayer for them, for I will not hear them at the time they cry out to Me because of their disaster.”

Jeremiah 14:12

If they fast, I will not hear their cry. If they offer burnt offering or grain offering, I will not accept them. Instead I will consume them with sword, with famine and with plague.”

Micah 3:4

Then they will cry out to Adonai, but He will not answer them. Thus He will hide His face from them at that time, because of their evil deeds.

Zechariah 7:13

It came about that just as He called and they did not listen, so they would call and I would not listen,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot.

Matthew 20:22

But Yeshua replied, “You don’t know what you’re asking! Are you able to drink the cup I am about to drink?” “We are able,” they say to Him.

Mark 10:38

But Yeshua answered them, “You don’t know what you’re asking! Are you able to drink the cup I drink, or endure the immersion I must endure?”

Luke 11:10

For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.’

Luke 15:13

“Not many days later, the younger son gathered everything and traveled to a far country, and there he squandered his inheritance on wild living.

Luke 15:30

But when this son of yours came—the one who has squandered your wealth with prostitutes—for him you killed the fattened calf!”

James 4:1

Where do quarrels and conflicts among you come from? Don’t they come from this, namely your passions that battle within your body parts?

1 John 3:22

and whatever we ask, we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.

1 John 5:14

Now this is the confidence we have before Him—that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.