Proverbs 28:9
He that turns away his ear from hearing the law, even he has + 28:9 Or, abhorred his prayer.made his prayer abominable.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
In Context
8He that increases his wealth by usuries and unjust gains, gathers it for him that pities the poor.
Cross References
Psalms 109:7He shall drink of the brook in the way; therefore shall he lift up the head.
Proverbs 21:13He that stops his ears from hearing the poor, himself also shall cry, and there shall be none to hear him.
Isaiah 58:7Break thy bread to the hungry, and lead the unsheltered poor to thy house: if thou seest one naked, clothe him, and thou shalt not disregard the relations of thine own seed.
Zechariah 7:11But they refused to attend, and madly turned their back, and made their ears heavy, so that they should not hear.
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 →