When you pray for things with wrong reasons you will not get them. When the motives behind your desires are full of selfishness, pride, and lost, God won’t give you your heart desires. Because what you are asking for will not bring him glory. When next you ask him for something check if it will glorify him.
James 4 vs 3
American King James Version (AKJV) – You ask, and receive not, because you ask amiss, that you may consume it on your lusts.
Amplified Bible (AMP) – [Or] you do ask [God for them] and yet fail to receive, because you ask with wrong purpose and evil, selfish motives. Your intention is [when you get what you desire] to spend it in sensual pleasures.
American Standard Version (ASV) – Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleasures.
Basic Bible English (BBE) – You make your request but you do not get it, because your request has been wrongly made, desiring the thing only so that you may make use of it for your pleasure.
English Standard Version (ESV) – You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.
Good News Translation (GNT) – And when you ask, you do not receive it, because your motives are bad; you ask for things to use for your own pleasures.
God’s Word to The Nations (God’s word) – When you pray for things, you don’t get them because you want them for the wrong reason–for your own pleasure.
King James Version (KJV) – Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
The Message Bible (MSG) – You wouldn’t think of just asking God for it, would you? And why not? Because you know you’d be asking for what you have no right to. You’re spoiled children, each wanting your own way.
New American Standard Bible (NASB) – You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.
New International Version (NIV) When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
New King James Version (NKJV) – You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.
New Living Translation (NLT) – And even when you do ask, you don’t get it because your whole motive is wrong—you want only what will give you pleasure.
Updated King James (UKJV) – All of you ask, and receive not, because all of you ask amiss, that all of you may consume it upon your lusts.
World English Bible (WEB) – You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it for your pleasures.
Young’s Literal Translation (YLT) – ye ask, and ye receive not, because evilly ye ask, that in your pleasures ye may spend it .
