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Bible Verses About Prayer

Scripture on prayer — how to pray, when to pray, and what to pray for.

32 verses · curated by hand

From the wider Bible

More verses about prayer in Scripture

519 passages mentioning “pray” across WEB & KJV — beyond the curated set above.

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  1. Job 22:22

    “Please receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.”

  2. Job 22:27

    “You shall make your prayer to him, and he will hear you. You shall pay your vows.”

  3. Job 32:21

    “Please don’t let me respect any man’s person, neither will I give flattering titles to any man.”

  4. Job 33:1

    ““However, Job, please hear my speech, and listen to all my words.”

  5. Job 33:26

    “He prays to God, and he is favorable to him, so that he sees his face with joy. He restores to man his righteousness.”

  6. Job 42:8

    “Now therefore, take to yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will accept him, that I not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job has.””

  7. Job 42:10

    “Yahweh turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before.”

  8. Psalms 4:1

    “For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm by David. Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness. Give me relief from my distress. Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.”

  9. Psalms 5:2

    “Listen to the voice of my cry, my King and my God; for to you do I pray.”

  10. Psalms 5:3

    “Yahweh, in the morning you shall hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.”

  11. Psalms 6:9

    “Yahweh has heard my supplication. Yahweh accepts my prayer.”

  12. Psalms 17:1

    “A Prayer by David. Hear, Yahweh, my righteous plea; Give ear to my prayer, that doesn’t go out of deceitful lips.”

  13. Psalms 32:6

    “For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.”

  14. Psalms 35:13

    “But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting. My prayer returned into my own bosom.”

  15. Psalms 39:12

    ““Hear my prayer, Yahweh, and give ear to my cry. Don’t be silent at my tears. For I am a stranger with you, a foreigner, as all my fathers were.”

  16. Psalms 42:8

    “Yahweh will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: a prayer to the God of my life.”

  17. Psalms 54:2

    “Hear my prayer, God. Listen to the words of my mouth.”

  18. Psalms 55:1

    “For the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A contemplation by David. Listen to my prayer, God. Don’t hide yourself from my supplication.”

  19. Psalms 55:17

    “Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.”

  20. Psalms 61:1

    “For the Chief Musician. For a stringed instrument. By David. Hear my cry, God. Listen to my prayer.”

Frequently asked

Questions about prayer in the Bible

What does the Bible say about prayer?
Philippians 4:6 invites believers to pray about everything with thanksgiving. James 5:14-15 directs the sick to call for prayer. Matthew 6 contains the Lord's Prayer — the model Jesus gave for how to pray.
How should I pray?
Matthew 6:9-13 is the template Jesus gave: address God as Father, honour his name, ask for his kingdom, ask for daily needs, ask for forgiveness, ask for protection. Short, honest, and not for show (Matthew 6:5-8).
Does God always answer prayer?
Scripture says yes — but not always in the way or timing we expect. 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 records Paul praying three times for a "thorn" to be removed and being given grace to bear it instead.