Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.

Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.

For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.

For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.

And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.

And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.

Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.

Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.

But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able.

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.

He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.