Proverbs 28:9
If people do not obey [MTY] God’s laws, God ◄detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink►.
Translation for Translators
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 had ignored the sins that I had committed, the Lord would not have paid any attention to me.
Psalms 109:7And cause that when the trial ends, the judge will declare that he is guilty, and that even his prayer will be considered to be a sin.
Proverbs 21:13There are people who refuse to listen when poor people cry out for help; but some day they themselves will cry out for help, and no one will hear them.
Isaiah 58:7I want you to [RHQ] share your food with those who are hungry and to allow those who have no houses to stay in your houses. Give clothes to those who do not have clothes, and do not hide from your relatives who need help from you.
Zechariah 7:11But the people refused to pay attention to what Yahweh said. They turned their backs to him, and put their hands over their ears in order to not hear what he said.
2 Timothy 4:3Do these things because there will be a time when people will not listen to good teaching. Instead, they will bring in many teachers for themselves who will tell them just what they want to hear [IDM]. The reason that they will bring in such teachers is that they want to do the evil things that they desire.
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 →