Proverbs 28:9
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer shall be an abomination.
Noyes Bible
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 increaseth his substance by usurious gain Gathereth it for him who will pity the poor.
Cross References
Psalms 66:18If I had meditated wickedness in my heart, The Lord would not have heard me:
Psalms 109:7When he is judged, may he be condemned, And may his prayer be a crime!
Proverbs 21:13Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry aloud, but shall not be heard.
Isaiah 58:7Is it not to break thy bread to the hungry, And to bring the poor, that are cast out, to thy house? When thou seest the naked, that thou clothe him, And that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Zechariah 7:11But they refused to hearken, and showed a refractory shoulder, and made their ears dull, that they might not hear;
2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come, when they will not endure sound doctrine, but after their own desires will they heap to themselves teachers; because they have 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 →