Proverbs 15:29 · KJV
“The LORD {is} far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.”
— Proverbs 15:29
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: {and} a good report maketh the bones fat.
Proverbs 15 — Context
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
28The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
29The LORD {is} far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
30The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: {and} a good report maketh the bones fat.
31The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise.
Cross References
John 9:31
Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
Psalms 145:18-19
The LORD {is} nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked {is} an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright {is} his delight.
1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord {are} over the righteous, and his ears {are open} unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord {is} against them that do evil. {against: Gr. upon}
Psalms 34:15-17
The eyes of the LORD {are} upon the righteous, and his ears {are open} unto their cry.
James 5:16-18
Confess {your} faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Romans 8:26-27
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Ephesians 2:12-13
That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: