Bible Verses About Praying in a Closet
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for praying in a closet, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,090 votes, led by Matthew 6:5-6. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Praying in a Closet
Matthew 6:5-6522 votes
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Matthew 6:1-34250 votes
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Isaiah 26:2088 votes
Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast.
1 John 5:1572 votes
And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.
Jeremiah 33:369 votes
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
James 5:1660 votes
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.
Matthew 6:655 votes
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.
Matthew 21:2255 votes
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Ephesians 6:1853 votes
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Luke 18:151 votes
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
2 Kings 4:3345 votes
He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the Lord.
James 5:1534 votes
And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
Ephesians 3:2031 votes
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Luke 11:1-5426 votes
And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
Matthew 6:725 votes
But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Matthew 6:524 votes
And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
Mark 11:2422 votes
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
1 John 5:1422 votes
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
Romans 8:2621 votes
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.
Matthew 18:1-3519 votes
At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
John 14:1319 votes
And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
Philippians 4:6-719 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-1819 votes
Rejoice evermore.
Jeremiah 32:2718 votes
Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?
John 3:16-1718 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
What does the Bible say about praying in a closet?
Readers most often cite Matthew 6:5-6 on the subject of praying in a closet. Across 2,090 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 6:1-34, Isaiah 26:20, 1 John 5:15. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.