Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

Far is Jehovah from the wicked, And the prayer of the righteous He heareth.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

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

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

Jehovah is far from the wicked; But he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Amplified


The Lord is far from the wicked [and distances Himself from them],
But He hears the prayer of the [consistently] righteous [that is, those with spiritual integrity and moral courage].

Bible in Basic English

The Lord is far from sinners, but his ear is open to the prayer of the upright.

Darby Translation

Jehovah is far from the wicked; but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Julia Smith Translation

Jehovah is far off from the unjust: and he will hear the prayer of the just

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Yahweh is far from the wicked, but the prayers of the righteous he will hear.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The LORD is far from the ungodly; but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Far off is Yahweh, from the lawless, but, the prayer of the righteous, will he hear.

Webster

The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

World English Bible

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
is far
רחק רחוק 
Rachowq 
Usage: 85

from the wicked
רשׁע 
Rasha` 
Usage: 263

the prayer
תּפלּה 
T@phillah 
Usage: 77

References

Fausets

Hastings

Prayers for Proverbs 15:29

Context Readings

A Wise Son Brings Blessings To Others

28 The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things. 29 Far is Jehovah from the wicked, And the prayer of the righteous He heareth. 30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart, A good report maketh fat the bone.

Cross References

Psalm 145:18-19

Near is Jehovah to all those calling Him, To all who call Him in truth.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Psalm 10:1

Why, Jehovah, dost Thou stand at a distance? Thou dost hide in times of adversity,

Psalm 18:41

They cry, and there is no saviour, On Jehovah, and He doth not answer them.

Psalm 34:15-17

The eyes of Jehovah are unto the righteous, And His ears unto their cry.

Psalm 66:18-19

Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord doth not hear.

Psalm 73:27

For, lo, those far from Thee do perish, Thou hast cut off every one, Who is going a whoring from Thee.

Psalm 138:6

For high is Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.

Isaiah 55:8-9

For not My thoughts are your thoughts, Nor your ways My ways, -- an affirmation of Jehovah,

Matthew 25:46

And these shall go away to punishment age-during, but the righteous to life age-during.'

John 9:31

and we have known that God doth not hear sinners, but, if any one may be a worshipper of God, and may do His will, him He doth hear;

Romans 8:26-27

And, in like manner also, the Spirit doth help our weaknesses; for, what we may pray for, as it behoveth us, we have not known, but the Spirit himself doth make intercession for us with groanings unutterable,

Ephesians 2:12-13

that ye were at that time apart from Christ, having been alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, having no hope, and without God, in the world;

James 5:16-18

Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;

1 Peter 3:12

because the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears -- to their supplication, and the face of the Lord is upon those doing evil;'

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