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Jeremiah 29:12-13
Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.And ye shall seek me, and find[ me], when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
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Psalms 34:18
The LORD[ is] nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
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Deuteronomy 4:7
For what nation[ is there so] great, who[ hath] God[ so] nigh unto them, as the LORD our God[ is] in all[ things that] we call upon him[ for]?
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John 4:24
God[ is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship[ him] in spirit and in truth.
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Isaiah 58:9
Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I[ am]. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
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1John 3:20-22
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James 4:8
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse[ your] hands,[ ye] sinners; and purify[ your] hearts,[ ye] double minded.
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John 14:23
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
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Matthew 6:5-8
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites[ are]: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen[ do]: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
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Psalms 119:2
Blessed[ are] they that keep his testimonies,[ and that] seek him with the whole heart.
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Psalms 17:1
Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer,[ that goeth] not out of feigned lips.
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Psalms 46:1
God[ is] our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
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Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked[ is] an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright[ is] his delight.
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Psalms 119:151
Thou[ art] near, O LORD; and all thy commandments[ are] truth.
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Psalms 46:5
God[ is] in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her,[ and that] right early.
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Isaiah 1:15-16
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.Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
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Hosea 7:14
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.
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1 Kings 18 27-1 Kings 18 28
And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he[ is] a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey,[ or] peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
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Matthew 23:13
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in[ yourselves], neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.