Proverbs 28:9
He that turneth away his ear from hearing instruction, even his prayer, is an abomination.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, iniquity, I had cared for in my heart, My Lord, had not heard me!
Psalms 109:7When he is judged, let him go out condemned, and let, his own petition, become a sin;
Proverbs 21:13He that shutteth his ear from the cry of the poor, even he, shall call, and not be answered.
Isaiah 58:7Is it not to break unto the hungry, thy bread, And the thrust-out oppressed, that thou bring into a home,—When thou seest one naked, that thou cover him, And from thine own flesh, shalt not hide thyself?
Zechariah 7:11Howbeit they refused to give heed, but put forth a rebellious shoulder,—and, their ears, made they hard of hearing, that they might not hear;
2 Timothy 4:3For there will be a season—when, the healthful teaching, they will not endure, but, according to their own covetings, will, unto themselves, heap up teachers, because they have an itching ear,
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 →