Proverbs 28:9
As for the man whose ear is turned away from hearing the law, even his prayer is disgusting.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 66:18I said in my heart, The Lord will not give ear to me:
Psalms 109:7When he is judged, let the decision go against him; and may his prayer become sin.
Proverbs 21:13He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.
Isaiah 58:7Is it not to give your bread to those in need, and to let the poor who have no resting-place come into your house? to put a robe on the unclothed one when you see him, and not to keep your eyes shut for fear of seeing his flesh?
Zechariah 7:11But they would not give attention, turning their backs and stopping their ears from hearing;
2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when they will not take the true teaching; but, moved by their desires, they will get for themselves a great number of teachers for the pleasure of hearing them;
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:9
8 He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor. Note, 1. That which is ill-got, though it may increase much, will not last long. A man may perhaps raise a great estate, in a little time, by usury and extortion, fraud, and oppression of the poor, but it will not continue; he gathers it for himself, but it shall prove to have been gathered for somebody else that he has no kindness for. His estate shall go to decay, and another man's shall be raised out… Read the whole commentary →