Proverbs 15:29
27 He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.
28 The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
30 The light of the eyes cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones.
31 He who listens to life-giving reproof will dwell among the wise.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
- KJV
- The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
- WEB
- The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
- ASV
- Jehovah is far from the wicked; But he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
- DARBY
- Jehovah is far from the wicked; but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
- BLB
- Far [is] YHWH from the wicked, and He hears the prayer of the righteous.
- ÅB
- Herren er langt borte fra de ugudelige, men de rettferdiges bønn hører han.
- OTB
- Herren holder seg borte fra de onde, men Han hører de rettferdiges bønn.
- B1930
- Herren er langt borte fra de ugudelige, men de rettferdiges bønn hører han.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 9:31
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
Read in contextPsalms 145:18–19
The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
Read in contextProverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Read in context1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
Read in contextPsalms 34:15–17
The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
Read in contextJames 5:16–18
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
Read in contextRomans 8:26–27
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.
Read in contextEphesians 2:12–13
remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
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