Proverbs 28:9

Coverdale Bible (1535)

He that turneth awaye his eare from hearinge ye lawe, his prayer shalbe abhorred.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 66:18 : 18 (Yff I enclyne vnto wickednes with my herte, ye LORDE wil not heare me.)
  • Ps 109:7 : 7 Let his dayes be fewe, and his bishopricke another take.
  • Zech 7:11-13 : 11 Neuertheles they wolde not take hede, but turned their backes, and stopped their eares, that they shulde not heare. 12 yee they made their hertes as an Adamant stone, lest they shulde heare the lawe & wordes, which the LORDE of hoostes sent in his holy sprete by the prophetes afore tyme. Wherfore the LORDE of hoostes was very wroth at them. 13 And thus is it come to passe, that like as he spake and they wolde not heare: euen so they cried, and I wolde not heare (saieth the LORDE of hoostes)
  • Isa 1:15-16 : 15 Though ye holde out yor hondes, yet turne I myne eyes from you. And though ye make many prayers, yet heare I nothinge at all, for youre hondes are full of bloude. 16 Wash you, make you clene, put awaye yor euell thoughtes out of my sight, cease from doinge of euell and violence.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The LORDE abhorreth ye sacrifice of the vngodly, but the prayer of the rightuous is acceptable vnto him.
  • Prov 21:13 : 13 Who so stoppeth his eare at the criege of the poore, he shal crie himself and not be herde.
  • Isa 58:7-9 : 7 It pleaseth not me, till thou deale thy bred to the hongrie, & brynge the poore fatherlesse home in to thy house, when thou seist the naked that thou couer him, and hyde not thy face fro thine owne flesh. 8 Then shal thy light breake forth as ye mornynge, and thy health florish right shortly: thy rightuousnesse shal go before the, and ye glory of the LORDE shal embrace the. 9 Then yf thou callest, the LORDE shal answere the: yf thou criest, he shal saye: here I am. Yee yf thou layest awaye thy burthens, and holdest thy fyngers, and ceasest from blasphemous talkinge, 10 yf thou hast compassion vpon the hongrie, and refre?shest ye troubled soule: Then shal thy light springe out in the darknesse, and thy darknesse shalbe as the noone daye. 11 The LORDE shal euer be thy gyde, and satisfie the desyre of thine hert, and fyl yi bones with marry. Thou shalt be like a freshwatred garden, and like the founteyne of water, that neuer leaueth runnynge.
  • Luke 13:25-27 : 25 From that tyme forth, whan the good man of the house is rysen vp, and hath shut the dore, then shal ye begynne to stonde without, and to knocke at ye dore, and saye: LORDE LORDE, open vnto vs. And he shal answere, and saye vnto you: I knowe you not whence ye are. 26 Then shal ye begynne to saye: We haue eaten and dronken before the, and thou hast taught vs vpon ye stretes. 27 And he shal saye: I tell you, I knowe you not whence ye are. Departe fro me all ye workers of iniquyte.
  • 2 Tim 4:3-4 : 3 For the tyme wil come, whan they shal not suffre wholsome doctryne, but after their awne lustes shal they (whose eares ytche) get them an heape of teachers, 4 and shal turne their eares from the trueth, and shalbe geuen vnto fables.

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    13 Who so stoppeth his eare at the criege of the poore, he shal crie himself and not be herde.

  • Prov 15:29
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    29 The LORDE is farre from the vngodly, but he heareth ye prayer of the rightuous.

  • Prov 28:8
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    8 Who so increaseth his riches by vautage & wynnynge, let him gather them to helpe the poore withall.

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    4 They that forsake the lawe, prayse ye vngodly; but soch as kepe the lawe, abhorre them.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10 Who so ledeth ye rightuous in to an euell waye, shal fall in to his owne pytt, but ye iust shal haue the good in possession.

  • Prov 15:8-9
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    8 The LORDE abhorreth ye sacrifice of the vngodly, but the prayer of the rightuous is acceptable vnto him.

    9 The waye of the vngodly is an abhominacio vnto ye LORDE, but who so foloweth righteousnes, him he loueth.

  • Prov 15:31-32
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    31 The eare yt harkeneth vnto wholsome warnynge, and enclyneth therto, shall dwell amonge ye wyse.

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    17 My sonne, bowe downe thine eare, and herken vnto the wordes of wy?dome, applye yi mynde vnto my doctryne:

  • Ps 66:18
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    18 (Yff I enclyne vnto wickednes with my herte, ye LORDE wil not heare me.)

  • Prov 13:18
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    18 He that thinketh scorne to be refourmed, commeth to pouerte and shame: but who so receaueth correccion, shal come to honoure.

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    18 Lest ye LORDE (when he seyth it) be angrie, & turne his wrath from him vnto the.

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  • Job 34:27-28
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    27 Therfore turned they back traytorously and vnfaithfully fro hi, & wolde not receaue his wayes.

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    15 He that ledeth a godly life (saye I) & speaketh the treuth: He that abhorreth to do violence and disceate: he that kepeth his hode that he touch no rewarde: which stoppeth his eares, that he heare no councel agaynst the innocent: which holdeth downe his eyes, that he se no euel.

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    11 Neuertheles they wolde not take hede, but turned their backes, and stopped their eares, that they shulde not heare.

  • Prov 28:27
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    27 He that geueth vnto the poore, shal not wante: but he that turneth awaye his eyes from soch as be in necessite, shall suffre greate pouerte himself.

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    27 My sonne, heare nomore the doctrine yt leadeth the awaye from the wordes of vnderstondinge.

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  • 1 Pet 3:12
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    23 Take hede, and heare my voyce, pondre and merck my wordes wel.

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    27 The rightuous abhorre the vngodly: but as for those that be in ye right waye, ye wicked hate them.

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    17 Where as thou hatest to be refourmed, and castest my wordes behynde the?

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    15 For the eyes of the LORDE are ouer the rightuous, and his eares are open vnto their prayers.

  • Prov 1:8
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    8 My sonne, heare thy fathers doctryne, and forsake not the lawe of yi mother:

  • Deut 30:10
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    10 so that thou herken vnto the voyce of the LORDE thy God (to kepe his commaundementes and ordinaunces, which are wrytten in the boke of this lawe) and turne vnto the LORDE thy God with all thy hert and with all thy soule.

  • Eccl 5:1
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    1 Whan thou commest in to the house of God, kepe thy fote, and drawe nye, that thou mayest heare: that is better then the offeringes of fooles, for they knowe not what euell they do.

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    2 But yor my?dedes haue separated you from yor God, & yor synnes hyde his face from you, yt he heareth you not.

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    33 O geue eare vnto nurtoure, be wyse, and refuse it not.

  • Ps 17:1
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    1 Heare ye right (O LORDE) cosidre my coplaynte: herken vnto my prayer, that goeth not out of a fayned mouth.

  • Isa 1:15
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    15 Though ye holde out yor hondes, yet turne I myne eyes from you. And though ye make many prayers, yet heare I nothinge at all, for youre hondes are full of bloude.

  • Mic 3:4
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    4 Now the tyme shall come, that when they call vnto the LORDE, he shall not heare them, but hyde his face from them: because that thorow their owne ymaginacios, they haue dealte so wickedly.

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    9 Yf eny man haue an eare, let him heare.

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    20 My sonne, marcke my wordes, and enclyne thine eare vnto my saynges.

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    17 To take hede vnto ye chastenynge of nurtoure, is ye waye of life: but he that refuseth to be refourmed, goeth wroge.

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    15 But yf thou wylt not herken vnto the voyce of the LORDE thy God, to kepe and to do all his commaundementes and ordinaunces, which I commaunde ye this daie, then shall all these curses come vpon the, and ouertake the.

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    1 Heare my lawe (o my people) encline yor eares vnto ye wordes of my mouth.

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    2 that thine eare maye herken vnto wysdome, applie thine herte then to vnderstodinge.