27 Bible Verses about Causes of failure in

Know that the Lord has set apart
the faithful for Himself;
the Lord will hear when I call to Him.

but caused the poor to cry out to Him,
and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.

I called to the Lord in my distress,
and I cried to my God for help.
From His temple He heard my voice,
and my cry to Him reached His ears.

The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears,
and delivers them from all their troubles.

The Lord is far from the wicked,
but He hears the prayer of the righteous.

David pleaded with God for the boy. He fasted, went home, and spent the night lying on the ground.

But He answered, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.”

“Son of man, speak with the elders of Israel and tell them: This is what the Lord God says: Are you coming to consult Me? As I live, I will not be consulted by you.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

“But the Lord was angry with me on account of you and would not listen to me. The Lord said to me, ‘That’s enough! Do not speak to Me again about this matter.

Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times to take it away from me.

All these were continually united in prayer, along with the women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and His brothers.

Again, I assure you: If two of you on earth agree about any matter that you pray for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.

At the hour of incense the whole assembly of the people was praying outside.

When they heard this, they all raised their voices to God and said, “Master, You are the One who made the heaven, the earth, and the sea, and everything in them.

When he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many had assembled and were praying.

He inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him in dreams or by the Urim or by the prophets.

When you returned, you wept before the Lord, but He didn’t listen to your requests or pay attention to you.

So Saul inquired of God, “Should I go after the Philistines? Will You hand them over to Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.

But your iniquities have built barriers
between you and your God,
and your sins have made Him hide His face from you
so that He does not listen.

Then they will cry out to the Lord,
but He will not answer them.
He will hide His face from them at that time
because of the crimes they have committed.

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
will himself also call out and not be answered.

Just as He had called, and they would not listen, so when they called, I would not listen,” says the Lord of Hosts.

Anyone who turns his ear away from hearing the law—
even his prayer is detestable.

Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;
they will search for me, but won’t find me.

When you lift up your hands in prayer,
I will refuse to look at you;
even if you offer countless prayers,
I will not listen.
Your hands are covered with blood.

But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

If I had been aware of malice in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.

You ask and don’t receive because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your evil desires.

When the chief priests and the temple police saw Him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!”

Pilate responded, “Take Him and crucify Him yourselves, for I find no grounds for charging Him.”

In the same way the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him and said,

Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe,
her priests teach for payment,
and her prophets practice divination for money.
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Isn’t the Lord among us?
No disaster will overtake us.”

Her prophets are reckless—
treacherous men.
Her priests profane the sanctuary;
they do violence to instruction.

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he would release Barabbas to them instead.

but wrath and indignation to those who are self-seeking and disobey the truth but are obeying unrighteousness;

And at that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps
and punish the men who settle down comfortably,
who say to themselves:
The Lord will not do good or evil.

And that slave who knew his master’s will and didn’t prepare himself or do it will be severely beaten.

How much worse punishment do you think one will deserve who has trampled on the Son of God, regarded as profane the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

I will bring disaster on the world,
and their own iniquity, on the wicked.
I will put an end to the pride of the arrogant
and humiliate the insolence of tyrants.

Be serious! Be alert! Your adversary the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour.

The hired man, since he is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, leaves them and runs away when he sees a wolf coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them.

I know that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

But the Lord said to him: “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and evil.

But if you bite and devour one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.

The tents of robbers are safe,
and those who provoke God are secure;
God’s power provides this.

You will be righteous, Lord,
even if I bring a case against You.
Yet, I wish to contend with You:
Why does the way of the wicked prosper?
Why do all the treacherous live at ease?

They have become fat and sleek.
They have also excelled in evil matters.
They have not taken up cases,
such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper,
and they have not defended the rights of the needy.

For I envied the arrogant;
I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

I have seen a wicked, violent man
well-rooted like a flourishing native tree.

For you know that later, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected because he didn’t find any opportunity for repentance, though he sought it with tears.

For rebellion is like the sin of divination,
and defiance is like wickedness and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
He has rejected you as king.

So the Lord rejected all the descendants of Israel, afflicted them, and handed them over to plunderers until He had banished them from His presence.

“But he replied, ‘I assure you: I do not know you!’

But He will say, ‘I tell you, I don’t know you or where you’re from. Get away from Me, all you workers of unrighteousness!’

He inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him in dreams or by the Urim or by the prophets.

When you returned, you wept before the Lord, but He didn’t listen to your requests or pay attention to you.

So Saul inquired of God, “Should I go after the Philistines? Will You hand them over to Israel?” But God did not answer him that day.

But your iniquities have built barriers
between you and your God,
and your sins have made Him hide His face from you
so that He does not listen.

Then they will cry out to the Lord,
but He will not answer them.
He will hide His face from them at that time
because of the crimes they have committed.

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
will himself also call out and not be answered.

Just as He had called, and they would not listen, so when they called, I would not listen,” says the Lord of Hosts.

Anyone who turns his ear away from hearing the law—
even his prayer is detestable.

Then they will call me, but I won’t answer;
they will search for me, but won’t find me.

When you lift up your hands in prayer,
I will refuse to look at you;
even if you offer countless prayers,
I will not listen.
Your hands are covered with blood.

But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

If I had been aware of malice in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.

You ask and don’t receive because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your evil desires.