Proverbs 28:9
If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, 1 even his prayer is detestable. 1
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He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
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Cross References
Psalms 66:18If I had seen sin within my heart, 1 the Lord would not have listened to me. 1
Psalms 109:7When he is judged, may he be found guilty; 1 may his prayer be considered sinful. 1
Proverbs 21:13The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, 1 he also will cry out, but he will not be answered. 1
Isaiah 58:7Is it not to break your bread with the hungry and to bring the poor and homeless into your house?” 1 When you see someone naked, you should clothe him; and you should not hide yourself from your own relatives. 1
Zechariah 7:11But they refused to pay attention and set their shoulders stubbornly. They stopped up their ears so they would not hear.
2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when people will not endure sound teaching. Instead, they will heap up for themselves teachers according to their own desires, who say what their itching ears want to 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 →