Proverbs 28:9
He that turneth away his ears from hearing the law, his prayer shall be as abomination.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 66:18If I have looked at iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.
Psalms 109:7When he is judged, may he go out condemned; and may his prayer be turned to sin.
Proverbs 21:13He that stoppeth his ear against the cry of the poor, shall also cry himself and shall not be heard.
Isaiah 58:7Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the needy and the harbourless into thy house: when thou shalt see one naked, cover him, and despise not thy own flesh.
Zechariah 7:11But they would not hearken, and they turned away the shoulder to depart: and they stopped their ears, not to hear.
2 Timothy 4:3For there shall be a time, when they will not endure sound doctrine; but, according to their own desires, they will heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears:
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 →