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James 4:3
you ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so you can spend it on your passions.
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Proverbs 15:8
The LORD abhors the sacrifices of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
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Isaiah 1:15
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I look the other way; when you offer your many prayers, I do not listen, because your hands are covered with blood.
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Isaiah 58:3-4
They lament,‘ Why don’t you notice when we fast? Why don’t you pay attention when we humble ourselves?’ Look, at the same time you fast, you satisfy your selfish desires, you oppress your workers.Look, your fasting is accompanied by arguments, brawls, and fistfights. Do not fast as you do today, trying to make your voice heard in heaven.
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Proverbs 21:27
The wicked person’s sacrifice is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent!