Proverbs 15:29
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 15:29 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 15:29 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 15:29 — KJV
“The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.”
— Proverbs 15:29 (KJV)
Proverbs 15:29 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 15:29
“That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
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“And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.”
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“Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.”
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“Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 15:29: lord, wicked, righteous
“Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 15:29: lord, wicked, righteous
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