Job 35:13

“Surely God will not listen to an empty cry,
Nor will the Almighty regard it.

Proverbs 15:29

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

Isaiah 1:15

“So when you spread out your hands in prayer,
I will hide My eyes from you;
Yes, even though you multiply prayers,
I will not listen.
Your hands are covered with blood.

Jeremiah 11:11

Therefore thus says the Lord, “Behold I am bringing disaster on them which they will not be able to escape; though they will cry to Me, yet I will not listen to them.

James 4:3

You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

Job 22:22-27

“Please receive instruction from His mouth
And establish His words in your heart.

Job 27:8-9

“For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off,
When God requires his life?

Job 30:20

“I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer me;
I stand up, and You turn Your attention against me.

Psalm 102:17

He has regarded the prayer of the destitute
And has not despised their prayer.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Proverbs 28:9

He who turns away his ear from listening to the law,
Even his prayer is an abomination.

Ecclesiastes 5:1-3

Guard your steps as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil.

Hosea 7:14

And they do not cry to Me from their heart
When they wail on their beds;
For the sake of grain and new wine they assemble themselves,
They turn away from Me.

Hosea 8:2-3

They cry out to Me,
“My God, we of Israel know You!”

Amos 5:22

“Even though you offer up to Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings,
I will not accept them;
And I will not even look at the peace offerings of your fatlings.

Matthew 6:7

“And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words.

Matthew 20:21-22

And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She *said to Him, “Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit one on Your right and one on Your left.”

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

General references

Bible References

God

Job 22:22
“Please receive instruction from His mouth
And establish His words in your heart.
Job 27:8
“For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off,
When God requires his life?
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Proverbs 28:9
He who turns away his ear from listening to the law,
Even his prayer is an abomination.
Ecclesiastes 5:1
Guard your steps as you go to the house of God and draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know they are doing evil.
Isaiah 1:15
“So when you spread out your hands in prayer,
I will hide My eyes from you;
Yes, even though you multiply prayers,
I will not listen.
Your hands are covered with blood.
Jeremiah 11:11
Therefore thus says the Lord, “Behold I am bringing disaster on them which they will not be able to escape; though they will cry to Me, yet I will not listen to them.
Hosea 7:14
And they do not cry to Me from their heart
When they wail on their beds;
For the sake of grain and new wine they assemble themselves,
They turn away from Me.
Hosea 8:2
They cry out to Me,
“My God, we of Israel know You!”
Matthew 6:7
“And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words.
Matthew 20:21
And He said to her, “What do you wish?” She *said to Him, “Command that in Your kingdom these two sons of mine may sit one on Your right and one on Your left.”
James 4:3
You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

Regard

Job 30:20
“I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer me;
I stand up, and You turn Your attention against me.
Psalm 102:17
He has regarded the prayer of the destitute
And has not despised their prayer.
Amos 5:22
“Even though you offer up to Me burnt offerings and your grain offerings,
I will not accept them;
And I will not even look at the peace offerings of your fatlings.

General references

Psalm 18:41
They cried for help, but there was none to save,
Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.