Bible Verses About Prayer
Prayer is not a performance but a relationship — drawing near to a Father who is always near to those who call on Him. Scripture invites us to pray without ceasing, to ask boldly, and to bring everything to God with thanksgiving. These verses encourage a steady, honest life of prayer.
"Pray without ceasing."
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you."
"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."
"Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God."
"The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth."
"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."