Proverbs 15:29

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • John 9:31 : 31 We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is devout and does his will, God listens to him.
  • Ps 145:18-19 : 18 The LORD is near all who cry out to him, all who cry out to him sincerely. 19 He satisfies the desire of his loyal followers; he hears their cry for help and delivers them.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The LORD abhors the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
  • 1 Pet 3:12 : 12 For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer. But the Lord’s face is against those who do evil.
  • Eph 2:12-13 : 12 that you were at that time without the Messiah, alienated from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who used to be far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
  • Jas 5:16-18 : 16 So confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great effectiveness. 17 Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain and there was no rain on the land for three years and six months! 18 Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land sprouted with a harvest.
  • Ps 66:18-19 : 18 If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. 19 However, God heard; he listened to my prayer.
  • Rom 8:26-27 : 26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how we should pray, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings. 27 And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes on behalf of the saints according to God’s will.
  • Ps 34:15-17 : 15 The LORD pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help. 16 But the LORD opposes evildoers and wipes out all memory of them from the earth. 17 The godly cry out and the LORD hears; he saves them from all their troubles.
  • Ps 138:6 : 6 Though the LORD is exalted, he looks after the lowly, and humbles the proud from far away.
  • Ps 73:27 : 27 Yes, look! Those far from you die; you destroy everyone who is unfaithful to you.
  • Ps 10:1 : 1 Why, LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you pay no attention during times of trouble?
  • Ps 18:41 : 41 They cry out, but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the LORD, but he does not answer them.
  • Isa 55:8-9 : 8 “Indeed, my plans are not like your plans, and my deeds are not like your deeds,” says the LORD, 9 “for just as the sky is higher than the earth, so my deeds are superior to your deeds and my plans superior to your plans.
  • Matt 25:46 : 46 And these will depart into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ps 34:15-19
    5 verses
    79%

    15The LORD pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help.

    16But the LORD opposes evildoers and wipes out all memory of them from the earth.

    17The godly cry out and the LORD hears; he saves them from all their troubles.

    18The LORD is near the brokenhearted; he delivers those who are discouraged.

    19The godly face many dangers, but the LORD saves them from each one of them.

  • 1 Pet 3:12
    77%

    12For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer. But the Lord’s face is against those who do evil.

  • Prov 15:8-9
    2 verses
    76%

    8The LORD abhors the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

    9The LORD abhors the way of the wicked, but he will love those who pursue righteousness.

  • Prov 15:28
    75%

    28The heart of the righteous considers how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

  • Prov 28:9
    74%

    9The one who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

  • Ps 119:155
    74%

    155The wicked have no chance for deliverance, for they do not seek your statutes.

  • Ps 17:1
    72%

    1A prayer of David. LORD, consider my just cause! Pay attention to my cry for help! Listen to the prayer I sincerely offer!

  • Prov 29:7
    72%

    7The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

  • Prov 10:29-30
    2 verses
    72%

    29The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

    30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

  • Ps 37:32
    72%

    32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

  • Ps 6:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8Turn back from me, all you who behave wickedly, for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping!

    9The LORD has heard my appeal for mercy; the LORD has accepted my prayer.

  • Ps 37:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

    17for evil men will lose their power, but the LORD sustains the godly.

  • Prov 10:3
    71%

    3The LORD satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

  • Job 22:18
    71%

    18But it was he who filled their houses with good things– yet the counsel of the wicked was far from me.

  • Ps 143:1
    71%

    1A psalm of David. O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for help! Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me!

  • Isa 46:12
    71%

    12Listen to me, you stubborn people, you who distance yourself from doing what is right.

  • Job 21:16
    71%

    16But their prosperity is not their own doing. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!

  • Prov 3:32-33
    2 verses
    71%

    32for one who goes astray is an abomination to the LORD, but he reveals his intimate counsel to the upright.

    33The LORD’s curse is on the household of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.

  • Prov 14:32
    71%

    32An evil person will be thrown down through his wickedness, but a righteous person takes refuge in his integrity.

  • Ps 102:17
    70%

    17when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request.

  • Ps 66:18-19
    2 verses
    70%

    18If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

    19However, God heard; he listened to my prayer.

  • Ps 1:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

    6Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

  • Ps 7:9
    70%

    9May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives!

  • Job 36:6
    70%

    6He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.

  • Ps 4:3
    70%

    3Realize that the LORD shows the godly special favor; the LORD responds when I cry out to him.

  • Ps 11:5
    70%

    5The LORD approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence.

  • Prov 11:31
    70%

    31If the righteous are recompensed on earth, how much more the wicked sinner!

  • Prov 21:29
    70%

    29A wicked person has put on a bold face, but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

  • Prov 29:27
    70%

    27An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Ps 37:28
    70%

    28For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.

  • Prov 11:23
    70%

    23The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Ps 37:39
    70%

    39But the LORD delivers the godly; he protects them in times of trouble.

  • Isa 33:15
    70%

    15The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others–

  • Ps 129:4
    70%

    4The LORD is just; he cut the ropes of the wicked.”

  • Ps 28:3
    69%

    3Do not drag me away with evil men, with those who behave wickedly, who talk so friendly to their neighbors, while they plan to harm them!

  • Prov 14:19
    69%

    19Bad people have bowed before good people, and wicked people have bowed at the gates of someone righteous.

  • Ps 11:7
    69%

    7Certainly the LORD is just; he rewards godly deeds; the upright will experience his favor.

  • Ps 34:21
    69%

    21Evil people self-destruct; those who hate the godly are punished.

  • Isa 59:2
    69%

    2But your sinful acts have alienated you from your God; your sins have caused him to reject you and not listen to your prayers.