Hosea 7:14

14 aThey do not cry to me from the heart,
but bthey wail upon their beds;
for grain and wine they gash themselves;
they rebel against me.

Hosea 8:2-3

2To me they cry,
c“My God, we—Israelknow you.”
3Israel has spurned the good;
the enemy shall pursue him.

Matthew 6:7

7And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as dthe Gentiles do, for ethey think that they will be heard ffor their many words.

Matthew 20:21-22

21And he said to her, What do you want?” She said to him, “Say that these two sons of mine gare to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, hin your kingdom.” 22Jesus answered, i“You do not know what you are asking. Are you able jto drink the cup that I am to drink?” They said to him, “We are able.”

James 4:3

3You ask and do not receive, because you ask kwrongly, to spend it on your passions.
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