How many times is prayer mentioned in the Bible?

347 times in the Berean Standard Bible (318 verses) and 545 times in the King James Version (511 verses).

Counts include pray, prayed, praying and prayer(s).

Where it appears most (BSB)

First verses (BSB)

1. Genesis 20:7

   Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet; he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, be aware that you will surely die—you and all who belong to you.”

2. Genesis 20:17

   Then Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants, so that they could again bear children—

3. Genesis 24:12

   “O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

4. Genesis 24:15

   Before the servant had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.

5. Genesis 24:42

   So when I came to the spring today, I prayed: O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only You would make my journey a success!

6. Genesis 24:45

   And before I had finished praying in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’

7. Genesis 25:21

   Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.

8. Exodus 8:8

   Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people. Then I will let your people go, that they may sacrifice to the LORD.”

9. Exodus 8:9

   Moses said to Pharaoh, “You may have the honor over me. When shall I pray for you and your officials and your people that the frogs (except for those in the Nile) may be taken away from you and your houses?”

10. Exodus 8:28

    Pharaoh answered, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”

11. Exodus 8:29

    “As soon as I leave you,” Moses said, “I will pray to the LORD, so that tomorrow the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh and his officials and his people. But Pharaoh must not act deceitfully again by refusing to let the people go and sacrifice to the LORD.”

12. Exodus 8:30

    Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the LORD,

Counted by Steady across all 31,086 BSB verses and 31,102 KJV verses, matching whole words, any capitalization. Count any other word with the Bible word counter.