Contradiction with Proverbs 28:9
This verse indicates that the prayers of those who turn away from the law are an abomination, contrasting with 1 Kings 8:49 where God hears prayers from heaven.
Proverbs 28:9: He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer [shall be] abomination.
Contradiction with Isaiah 59:2
This suggests that sins create a separation between God and the individual, thereby affecting the hearing of prayers, which conflicts with the assurance in 1 Kings 8:49.
Isaiah 59:2: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear. [have hid: or, have made him hide]
Contradiction with John 9:31
This states that God does not hear sinners, contradicting the notion in 1 Kings 8:49 that God hears prayers from heaven.
John 9:31: Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
Contradiction with Psalm 66:18
This verse implies that iniquity in the heart hinders prayer, conflicting with the message in 1 Kings 8:49 of God listening from heaven.
Psalm 66:18: If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear [me]:
Contradiction with James 4:3
This asserts that prayers can be denied if asked with the wrong motives, which opposes the idea in 1 Kings 8:49 of God responding to prayers.
James 4:3: Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts. [lusts: or, pleasures]