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Proverbs 15

Prov. 15:29 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
is far
rachowq (Hebrew #7350)
from 7368; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)
KJV usage: (a-)far (abroad, off), long ago, of old, space, great while to come.
Pronounce: raw-khoke'
Origin: or rachoq {raw-khoke'}
from the wicked
rasha` (Hebrew #7563)
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
KJV usage: + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
Pronounce: raw-shaw'
Origin: from 7561
: but he heareth
shama` (Hebrew #8085)
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
KJV usage: X attentively, call (gather) together, X carefully, X certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, X diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), X indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, X surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
Pronounce: shaw-mah'
Origin: a primitive root
the prayer
tphillah (Hebrew #8605)
intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn
KJV usage: prayer.
Pronounce: tef-il-law'
Origin: from 6419
of the righteous
tsaddiyq (Hebrew #6662)
just
KJV usage: just, lawful, righteous (man).
Pronounce: tsad-deek'
Origin: from 6663
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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 10:1• 1Why, Jehovah, standest thou afar off? Why hidest thou thyself in times of distress? (Psa. 10:1)
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Psa. 34:16• 16The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth: (Psa. 34:16)
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Psa. 73:27• 27For behold, they that are far from thee shall perish; thou destroyest every one that goeth a whoring from thee. (Psa. 73:27)
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Psa. 138:6• 6For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off. (Psa. 138:6)
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Matt. 25:46• 46And these shall go away into eternal punishment, and the righteous into life eternal. (Matt. 25:46)
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Eph. 2:12‑13• 12that ye were at that time without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
 13but now in Christ Jesus *ye* who once were afar off are become nigh by the blood of the Christ. (Eph. 2:12‑13)
he heareth.
Prov. 15:8• 8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; but the prayer of the upright is his delight. (Prov. 15:8)
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Psa. 34:15‑17• 15The eyes of Jehovah are upon the righteous, and his ears are toward their cry;
 16The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth:
 17The righteous cry, and Jehovah heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. (Psa. 34:15‑17)
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Psa. 66:18‑19• 18Had I regarded iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not hear.
 19But God hath heard; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. (Psa. 66:18‑19)
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Psa. 145:18‑19• 18Jehovah is nigh unto all that call upon him, unto all that call upon him in truth.
 19He fulfilleth the desire of them that fear him; he heareth their cry, and saveth them. (Psa. 145:18‑19)
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Isa. 55:8‑9• 8For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.
 9For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isa. 55:8‑9)
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John 9:31• 31But we know that God does not hear sinners; but if any one be God-fearing and do his will, him he hears. (John 9:31)
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Rom. 8:26‑27• 26And in like manner the Spirit joins also its help to our weakness; for we do not know what we should pray for as is fitting, but the Spirit itself makes intercession with groanings which cannot be uttered.
 27But he who searches the hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because he intercedes for saints according to God. (Rom. 8:26‑27)
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James 5:16‑18• 16Confess therefore your offences to one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The fervent supplication of the righteous man has much power.
 17Elias was a man of like passions to us, and he prayed with prayer that it should not rain; and it did not rain upon the earth three years and six months;
 18and again he prayed, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth caused its fruit to spring forth. (James 5:16‑18)
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1 Peter 3:12• 12because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. (1 Peter 3:12)
• Of old, when idolatrous Israel turned to Him in their troubles, He refused to be entreated of them and referred them to the gods they had served, in order that they might realize what it meant to have turned the back upon Him. (“Proverbs Fifteen” by H.A. Ironside)
• The man who delights himself in God when all is bright will find Him a Friend nigh at hand when darkness enshrouds the soul. (“Proverbs Fifteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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