And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.
And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the win
What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
There they cry out, but He does not answer, because of the pride of evil men.
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts.
For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
As for you, do not pray for these people. Do not raise up a cry or a prayer on their behalf, for I will not be listening
After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his we
“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I am going to drink?” “We can,” the brother
“You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the bapti
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will no
They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.
Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I w
Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry o
But when this son of yours returns from squandering your wealth with prostitutes, you kill the fattened calf for him!’