# Bible Verses About Prayer

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The Bible's verses about prayer are invitations: ask, seek, knock, call. They promise that God hears, that the Spirit helps our weakness, and that honest prayer is welcome even when words are few.

## Overview

"Call unto me, and I will answer thee." From Hannah's tearful prayer to the Lord's Prayer and Paul's "pray without ceasing," Scripture treats prayer as ordinary conversation with a Father who listens.

If you do not know how to start, pray these verses back to God. Many Christians have learned to pray exactly that way — by borrowing the words of the Bible.

## 28 Bible verses about Prayer

> But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
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> — Matthew 6:6 (KJV)

> Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
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> — Matthew 7:7 (KJV)

> Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
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> — Jeremiah 33:3 (KJV)

> Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
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> — Mark 11:24 (KJV)

> Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
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> — Romans 8:26 (KJV)

> And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
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> — 1 John 5:14 (KJV)

> The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
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> — Psalm 145:18 (KJV)

> Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
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> — James 5:16 (KJV)

> For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
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> — Matthew 18:20 (KJV)

> My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
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> — Psalm 5:3 (KJV)

> I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
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> — Psalm 17:6 (KJV)

> Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
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> — Ephesians 6:18 (KJV)

> Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
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> — Psalm 141:2 (KJV)

> But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
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> — Psalm 66:19–20 (KJV)

> And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
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> — John 14:13–14 (KJV)

> If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
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> — John 15:7 (KJV)

> I EXHORT therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
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> — 1 Timothy 2:1 (KJV)

> He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
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> — Psalm 102:17 (KJV)

> Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
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> — Hebrews 4:16 (KJV)

> Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.
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> — Psalm 86:6–7 (KJV)

> And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
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> — Isaiah 65:24 (KJV)

> Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
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> — Matthew 26:41 (KJV)

> Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.
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> — Psalm 19:14 (KJV)

> And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
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> — Luke 18:1 (KJV)

> Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
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> — Psalm 55:17 (KJV)

> Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
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> — Psalm 62:8 (KJV)

> For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
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> — 1 Peter 3:12 (KJV)

> Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;
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> — Colossians 4:2 (KJV)

## Frequently asked questions

### What does the Bible say about the power of prayer?

James 5:16 says "the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much," and Jesus promised in Matthew 7:7 that those who ask, seek, and knock will receive, find, and have the door opened.

### How did Jesus teach us to pray?

In Matthew 6:9–13 Jesus gave the Lord's Prayer: honoring God's name, seeking his kingdom and will, asking for daily bread, forgiveness, and deliverance from evil. He also taught persistence (Luke 18:1) and praying in secret (Matthew 6:6).

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Last updated: 2026-11-01