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Bible Verses About Draw Near to God
Find Bible verses about draw near to god — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about draw near to god?
The Bible addresses draw near to god with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
James 4:8
“Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”
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Matthew 15:8
“'These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.”
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Hebrews 4:16
“Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.”
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Hebrews 7:25
“Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.”
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Ecclesiastes 5:1
“Guard your steps when you go to God's house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don't know that they do evil.”
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Hebrews 10:22
“let's draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having our body washed with pure water,”
Psalms 69:18
“Draw near to my soul, and redeem it. Ransom me because of my enemies.”
Hebrews 7:19
“(for the law made nothing perfect), and a bringing in of a better hope, through which we draw near to God.”
Jeremiah 30:21
“Their prince shall be of themselves, and their ruler shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach to me: for who is he who has had boldness to approac...”
Psalms 145:18
“Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.”
Zephaniah 3:2
“She didn't obey the voice. She didn't receive correction. She didn't trust in Yahweh. She didn't draw near to her God.”
Exodus 24:2
“Moses alone shall come near to Yahweh, but they shall not come near, neither shall the people go up with him."”
John 12:32
“And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself."”
Psalms 34:18
“Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.”
Isaiah 29:13
“The Lord said, "Because this people draws near with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has b...”
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Deuteronomy 30:14 — “But the word is very near to you, in your mouth, and in your heart, that you may do it....”
Psalms 91:7 — “A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you...”
Isaiah 57:19 — “I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is far off and to him who is near," says Ya...”
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