Job 35:13
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
Cross-reference
Job 22:22-27 promises that if one submits to God, He will hear—contrasting Job 35:13's claim that God ignores empty cries from the proud.
Job 27:9 questions whether God hears the wicked's cry—directly parallel to Job 35:13's statement that God will not listen to an empty cry.
In Job 30:20, Job laments that God does not answer his cry — echoing the theme of unanswered prayer, though Job's cry is sincere.
In Psalm 102:17, God regards the prayer of the destitute — contrasting with Job 35:13's statement that God ignores empty cries.
Proverbs 15:8 says the wicked's sacrifice is an abomination but the upright's prayer delights God—parallel to Job 35:13's rejection of empty cries.
Isaiah 1:15 shows God hiding His eyes from prayers of the sinful — directly illustrating Job 35:13's principle that empty cries go unheard.
Jeremiah 11:11 declares God will not listen when they cry out in calamity — matching Job 35:13's statement that God ignores empty cries.
In Amos 5:22, God rejects insincere worship — parallel to God not hearing empty cries in Job 35:13.
Matthew 6:7 warns against vain repetitions in prayer — directly echoing Job 35:13's principle that God ignores empty cries.
In James 4:3, this same principle is stated: asking with wrong motives leads to unanswered prayer.
In Psalm 18:41, the wicked cry to the Lord but He does not answer — directly parallel to God not hearing empty cries.
Proverbs 15:29 contrasts God's distance from the wicked with hearing the righteous — reinforcing Job 35:13's point that empty cries go unheard.
Proverbs 28:9 says even the prayer of one who ignores the law is an abomination — aligning with Job 35:13's rejection of empty cries.
Hosea 7:14 describes insincere cries not from the heart — directly paralleling Job 35:13's 'empty cry' that God disregards.
Hosea 8:2 shows Israel crying 'My God' but God rejects them — illustrating the empty cry Job 35:13 says God ignores.
Ecclesiastes 5:1-3 warns against rash words and many words in prayer — echoing Job 35:13's theme of God ignoring empty cries.