Proverbs 28:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

As for the man whose ear is turned away from hearing the law, even his prayer is disgusting.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 66:18 : 18 I said in my heart, The Lord will not give ear to me:
  • Ps 109:7 : 7 When he is judged, let the decision go against him; and may his prayer become sin.
  • Zech 7:11-13 : 11 But they would not give attention, turning their backs and stopping their ears from hearing; 12 And they made their hearts like the hardest stone, so that they might not give ear to the law and the words which the Lord of armies had said by the earlier prophets: and there came great wrath from the Lord of armies. 13 And it came about that as they would not give ear to his voice, so I would not give ear to their voice, says the Lord of armies:
  • Isa 1:15-16 : 15 And when your hands are stretched out to me, my eyes will be turned away from you: even though you go on making prayers, I will not give ear: your hands are full of blood. 16 Be washed, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; let there be an end of sinning;
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.
  • Prov 21:13 : 13 He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.
  • Isa 58:7-9 : 7 Is it not to give your bread to those in need, and to let the poor who have no resting-place come into your house? to put a robe on the unclothed one when you see him, and not to keep your eyes shut for fear of seeing his flesh? 8 Then will light be shining on you like the morning, and your wounds will quickly be well: and your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will come after you. 9 Then at the sound of your voice, the Lord will give an answer; at your cry he will say, Here am I. If you take away from among you the yoke, the putting out of the finger of shame, and the evil word; 10 And if you give your bread to those in need of it, so that the troubled one may have his desire; then you will have light in the dark, and your night will be as the full light of the sun: 11 And the Lord will be your guide at all times; in dry places he will give you water in full measure, and will make strong your bones; and you will be like a watered garden, and like an ever-flowing spring.
  • Luke 13:25-27 : 25 When the master of the house has got up, and the door has been shut, and you, still outside, give blows on the door, saying, Lord, let us in; he will make answer and say, I have no knowledge of where you come from. 26 Then you will say, We have taken food and drink with you, and you were teaching in our streets. 27 But he will say, Truly, I have no knowledge of you or where you come from; go away from me, you workers of evil.
  • 2 Tim 4:3-4 : 3 For the time will come when they will not take the true teaching; but, moved by their desires, they will get for themselves a great number of teachers for the pleasure of hearing them; 4 And shutting their ears to what is true, will be turned away to belief in foolish stories.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 21:13
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    13 He whose ears are stopped at the cry of the poor, will himself get no answer to his cry for help.

  • Prov 15:29
    74%

    29 The Lord is far from sinners, but his ear is open to the prayer of the upright.

  • Prov 28:8
    73%

    8 He who makes his wealth greater by taking interest, only gets it together for him who has pity on the poor.

  • Prov 28:4
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    4 Those who have no respect for the law give praise to the evil-doer; but such as keep the law are against him.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10 Anyone causing the upright to go wandering in an evil way, will himself go down into the hole he has made; but the upright will have good things for their heritage.

  • Prov 15:8-9
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    8 The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.

    9 The way of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but he who goes after righteousness is dear to him.

  • Prov 15:31-32
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    71%

    31 The man whose ear is open to the teaching of life will have his place among the wise.

    32 He who will not be controlled by training has no respect for his soul, but he who gives ear to teaching will get wisdom.

  • Prov 22:17
    71%

    17 Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.

  • Ps 66:18
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    18 I said in my heart, The Lord will not give ear to me:

  • Prov 13:18
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    18 Need and shame will be the fate of him who is uncontrolled by training; but he who takes note of teaching will be honoured.

  • Prov 24:18
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    18 For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

  • Job 36:10
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    10 Their ear is open to his teaching, and he gives them orders so that their hearts may be turned from evil.

  • Job 34:27-28
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    27 Because they did not go after him, and took no note of his ways,

    28 So that the cry of the poor might come up to him, and the prayer of those in need come to his ears.

  • Isa 33:15
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    15 He whose ways are true, and whose words are upright; he who gives no thought to the profits of false acts, whose hands have not taken rewards, who will have no part in putting men to death, and whose eyes are shut against evil;

  • Zech 7:11
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    11 But they would not give attention, turning their backs and stopping their ears from hearing;

  • Prov 28:27
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    27 He who gives to the poor will never be in need, but great curses will be on him who gives no attention to them.

  • Prov 19:27
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    27 A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 29:1
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    1 A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.

  • 1 Pet 3:12
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    12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.

  • Isa 28:23
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    23 Let your ears be open to my voice; give attention to what I say.

  • Deut 30:17
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    17 But if your heart is turned away and your ear is shut, and you go after those who would make you servants and worshippers of other gods:

  • Prov 29:27
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    27 An evil man is disgusting to the upright, and he who is upright is disgusting to evil-doers.

  • Ps 50:17
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    17 Seeing that you have no desire for my teaching, turning your back on my words.

  • Jer 9:13
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    13 And the Lord said, Because they have given up my law which I put before them, giving no attention to my voice and not being guided by it;

  • Prov 29:24
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    24 A man who takes part with a thief has hate for his soul; he is put under oath, but says nothing.

  • Job 15:4
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    4 Truly, you make the fear of God without effect, so that the time of quiet worship before God is made less by your outcry.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4 A wrongdoer gives attention to evil lips, and a man of deceit gives ear to a damaging tongue.

  • Jer 6:19
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    19 Give ear, O earth: see, I will make evil come on this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not given attention to my words, and they would have nothing to do with my law.

  • Ps 34:15
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    15 The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.

  • Prov 1:8
    69%

    8 My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:

  • Deut 30:10
    69%

    10 If you give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, keeping his orders and his laws which are recorded in this book of the law, and turning to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

  • Eccl 5:1
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    1 Be not unwise with your mouth, and let not your heart be quick to say anything before God, because God is in heaven and you are on the earth--so let not the number of your words be great.

  • Isa 59:2
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    2 But your sins have come between you and your God, and by your evil doings his face has been veiled from you, so that he will give you no answer.

  • Prov 8:33
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    33 Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go.

  • Ps 17:1
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    1 <A Prayer. Of David.> Let my cause come to your ears, O Lord, give attention to my cry; give ear to my prayer which goes not out from false lips.

  • Isa 1:15
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    15 And when your hands are stretched out to me, my eyes will be turned away from you: even though you go on making prayers, I will not give ear: your hands are full of blood.

  • Mic 3:4
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    4 Then they will be crying to the Lord for help, but he will not give them an answer: yes, he will keep his face veiled from them at that time, because their acts have been evil.

  • Rev 13:9
    69%

    9 If any man has ears, let him give ear.

  • Prov 4:20
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    20 My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.

  • Prov 10:17
    69%

    17 He who takes note of teaching is a way of life, but he who gives up training is a cause of error.

  • Deut 28:15
    69%

    15 But if you do not give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and take care to do all his orders and his laws which I give you today, then all these curses will come on you and overtake you:

  • Prov 28:6
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    6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

  • Ps 86:6
    69%

    6 O Lord, give ear to my prayer; and take note of the sound of my requests.

  • Prov 13:13
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    13 He who makes sport of the word will come to destruction, but the respecter of the law will be rewarded.

  • Eccl 7:21
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    21 Do not give ear to all the words which men say, for fear of hearing the curses of your servant.

  • Ps 78:1
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    1 <Maschil. Of Asaph.> Give ear, O my people, to my law; let your ears be bent down to the words of my mouth.

  • Prov 2:2
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    2 So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;