Proverbs 15:29 The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

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Cross References

John 9:31
Now we know that God hears not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and does his will, him he hears.

Job 35:13
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

Psalm 18:41
They cried, but there was none to save them: even to the LORD, but he answered them not.

Psalm 145:18
The LORD is near to all them that call on him, to all that call on him in truth.

Psalm 145:19
He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

Proverbs 1:28
Then shall they call on me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Proverbs 15:30
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart: and a good report makes the bones fat.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

15:29. God sets himself at a distance from those who set him at defiance. 30. How delightful to the humbled soul to hear the good report of salvation by the Lord Jesus Christ! 31. Faithful, friendly reproofs help spiritual life, and lead to eternal life. 32. Sinners undervalue their own souls; therefore they prefer the body before the soul, and wrong the soul to please the body. 33. The fear of the Lord will dispose us to search the Scriptures with reverence; and it will cause us to follow the leadings of the Holy Spirit. While we humbly place all our dependence on the grace of God, we are exalted in the righteousness of Christ.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

29. far … wicked—in His love and favor (Ps 22:11; 119:155).