TopicPrayer & WorshipBoth Testaments

prayer

prayer in the Bible encompasses the believer's communion with God through devotion and spiritual practice.

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Overview

Explore what the Bible says about prayer. This collection of 9 key Scripture passages reveals God's wisdom and guidance on this important theme.

Topical Index

174 sub-topics from Nave's Topical Bible

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Prayer test proposed by Elijah

1 Kings 18:24-39

Daily, in the morning

Psalms 5:3Psalms 88:13Psalms 143:8Isaiah 33:2

Twice daily

Psalms 88:1

Thrice daily

Psalms 55:17Daniel 6:10

All night

Luke 6:12

Without ceasing

1 Thessalonians 5:17

Boldness in

Enjoined

Hebrews 4:16

Exemplified by Abraham in his inquiry concerning Sodom

Genesis 18:23-32

By Moses, supplicating for assistance in delivering Israel

Exodus 33:12,18

Secret

Genesis 24:63Matthew 6:6

Silent

Psalms 5:1

Weeping in

Ezra 10:1

In a loud voice, satirized by Elijah

1 Kings 18:27

Long

Of Pharisees

Matthew 23:14

Of scribes

Mark 12:40Luke 20:47

Profuse, to be avoided

Ecclesiastes 5:2Matthew 6:7

Vain repetitions of, to be avoided

Matthew 6:7

Tokens asked for, as assurance of answer

By Abraham' s servant

Genesis 24:14

Gideon asks for a sign of dew on a fleece

Judges 6:36-40

Rebuked

Of Moses, at the Red Sea

Exodus 14:15

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Key Verses

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1 Kings 18:24-39

Prayer test proposed by Elijah

2

Psalms 5:3

Daily, in the morning

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Psalms 88:1

Twice daily

4

Psalms 55:17

Thrice daily

5

Luke 6:12

All night

6

1 Thessalonians 5:17

Without ceasing

7

Hebrews 4:16

Enjoined

8

Genesis 18:23-32

Exemplified by Abraham in his inquiry concerning Sodom

9

Exodus 33:12,18

By Moses, supplicating for assistance in delivering Israel

10

Genesis 24:63

Secret

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