Proverbs 28:9

Geneva Bible (1560)

He that turneth away his eare fro hearing the Law, euen his prayer shalbe abominable.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 66:18 : 18 If I regard wickednesse in mine heart, the Lord will not heare me.
  • Ps 109:7 : 7 Whe he shalbe iudged, let him be condemned, and let his praier be turned into sinne.
  • Zech 7:11-13 : 11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their eares, that they should not heare. 12 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, least they should heare the Lawe and the wordes which the Lord of hostes sent in his spirit by the ministerie of ye former Prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the Lord of hostes. 13 Therefore it is come to passe, that as he cried, and they would not heare, so they cried, and I would not heare, sayth the Lord of hostes.
  • Isa 1:15-16 : 15 And when you shall stretch out your hands, I wil hide mine eyes from you: and though ye make many prayers, I wil not heare: for your hands are full of blood. 16 Wash you, make you cleane: take away the euill of your workes from before mine eyes: cease to doe euill.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the righteous is acceptable vnto him.
  • Prov 21:13 : 13 He that stoppeth his eare at the crying of the poore, he shall also cry and not be heard.
  • Isa 58:7-9 : 7 Is it not to deale thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poore that wander, vnto thine house? when thou seest the naked, that thou couer him, and hide not thy selfe from thine owne flesh? 8 Then shall thy light breake foorth as the morning, and thine health shal grow speedily: thy righteousnes shall goe before thee, and the glorie of the Lord shall embrace thee. 9 Then shalt thou call, and the Lorde shall answere: thou shalt cry and hee shall say, Here I am: if thou take away from the mids of thee the yoke, the putting foorth of the finger, and wicked speaking: 10 If thou powre out thy soule to the hungrie, and refresh the troubled soule: then shall thy light spring out in the darkenes, and thy darkenes shalbe as the noone day. 11 And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfie thy soule in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watred garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters faile not.
  • Luke 13:25-27 : 25 When the good man of the house is risen vp, and hath shut to the doore, and ye begin to stand without, and to knocke at the doore, saying, Lord, Lord, open to vs, and he shall answere and say vnto you, I know you not whence ye are, 26 Then shall ye begin to say, We haue eaten and drunke in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streetes. 27 But he shall say, I tell you, I knowe you not whence ye are: depart from me, all ye workers of iniquitie.
  • 2 Tim 4:3-4 : 3 For the time will come, when they will not suffer wholesome doctrine: but hauing their eares itching, shal after their owne lustes get them an heape of teachers, 4 And shall turne their eares from the trueth, and shalbe giuen vnto fables.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 21:13
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    13He that stoppeth his eare at the crying of the poore, he shall also cry and not be heard.

  • Prov 15:29
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    29The Lord is farre off from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

  • Prov 28:8
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    8He that increaseth his riches by vsurie and interest, gathereth them for him that will be mercifull vnto the poore.

  • Prov 28:4
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    4They that forsake the Law, prayse the wicked: but they that keepe the Law, set themselues against them.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10He that causeth the righteous to go astray by an euill way, shal fall into his owne pit, and the vpright shall inherite good things.

  • Prov 15:8-9
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    71%

    8The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the righteous is acceptable vnto him.

    9The way of the wicked is an abomination vnto the Lord: but he loueth him that followeth righteousnes.

  • Prov 15:31-32
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    31The eare that hearkeneth to the correction of life, shall lodge among the wise.

    32Hee that refuseth instruction, despiseth his owne soule: but he that obeyeth correction, getteth vnderstanding.

  • Prov 22:17
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    17Incline thine eare, and heare the wordes of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.

  • Ps 66:18
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    18If I regard wickednesse in mine heart, the Lord will not heare me.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18Pouertie and shame is to him that refuseth instruction: but hee that regardeth correction, shalbe honoured.

  • Prov 24:18
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    18Least the Lorde see it, and it displease him, and he turne his wrath from him.

  • Job 36:10
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    10He openeth also their eare to discipline, and commandeth them that they returne fro iniquity.

  • Job 34:27-28
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    27Because they haue turned backe from him, and would not consider all his wayes:

    28So that they haue caused the voyce of the poore to come vnto him, and he hath heard the cry of the afflicted.

  • Isa 33:15
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    15Hee that walketh in iustice, and speaketh righteous things, refusing gaine of oppression, shaking his handes from taking of gifts, stopping his eares from hearing of blood, and shutting his eyes from seeing euill.

  • Zech 7:11
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    11But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their eares, that they should not heare.

  • Prov 28:27
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    27He that giueth vnto the poore, shall not lacke: but he that hideth his eyes, shall haue many curses.

  • Prov 19:27
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    27My sonne, heare no more the instruction, that causeth to erre from ye words of knowledge.

  • Prov 29:1
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    1A man that hardeneth his necke when he is rebuked, shall suddenly be destroyed and can not be cured.

  • 1 Pet 3:12
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    12For the eyes of the Lord are ouer the righteous, & his eares are open vnto their prayers: and the face of the Lord is against them that do euil.

  • Isa 28:23
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    23Hearken ye, and heare my voyce: hearken ye, and heare my speach.

  • Deut 30:17
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    17But if thine heart turne away, so that thou wilt not obey, but shalt be seduced and worship other gods, and serue them,

  • Prov 29:27
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    27A wicked man is abomination to the iust, and he that is vpright in his way, is abomination to the wicked.

  • Ps 50:17
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    17Seeing thou hatest to bee reformed, and hast cast my wordes behinde thee?

  • Jer 9:13
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    13And the Lorde sayeth, Because they haue forsaken my Lawe, which I set before them, and haue not obeyed my voice, neither walked thereafter,

  • Prov 29:24
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    24He that is partner with a thiefe, hateth his owne soule: he heareth cursing, & declareth it not.

  • Job 15:4
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    4Surely thou hast cast off feare, and restrainest prayer before God.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4The wicked giueth heed to false lippes, and a lyer hearkeneth to the naughtie tongue.

  • Jer 6:19
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    19Heare, O earth, beholde, I will cause a plague to come vpon this people, euen the fruite of their owne imaginations: because they haue not taken heede vnto my woordes, nor to my Lawe, but cast it off.

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    15The eyes of the Lord are vpon the righteous, and his eares are open vnto their crie.

  • Prov 1:8
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    8My sonne, heare thy fathers instruction, and forsake not thy mothers teaching.

  • Deut 30:10
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    10Because thou shalt obey the voyce of the Lord thy God, in keeping his comandements, and his ordinances, which are written in the booke of this Law, when thou shalt returne vnto the Lord thy God with all thine heart & with al thy soule.

  • Eccl 5:1
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    1(4:17) Take heede to thy foote when thou entrest into the House of God, and be more neere to heare then to giue the sacrifice of fooles: for they knowe not that they doe euil.

  • Isa 59:2
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    2But your iniquities haue separated betweene you and your God, and your sinnes haue hidde his face from you, that he will not heare.

  • Prov 8:33
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    33Heare instruction, and be ye wise, and refuse it not:

  • Ps 17:1
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    1The prayer of Dauid. Heare the right, O Lorde, consider my crye: hearken vnto my prayer of lips vnfained.

  • Isa 1:15
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    15And when you shall stretch out your hands, I wil hide mine eyes from you: and though ye make many prayers, I wil not heare: for your hands are full of blood.

  • Mic 3:4
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    4Then shall they crye vnto the Lorde, but he will not heare them: he wil euen hide his face from them at that time, because they haue done wickedly in their workes.

  • Rev 13:9
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    9If any man haue an eare, let him heare.

  • Prov 4:20
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    20My sonne, hearken vnto my wordes, incline thine eare vnto my sayings.

  • Prov 10:17
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    17He that regardeth instruction, is in the way of life: but he that refuseth correction, goeth out of the way.

  • Deut 28:15
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    15But if thou wilt not obey the voyce of the Lord thy God, to keepe & to do all his commandementes and his ordinances, which I command thee this day, then al these curses shal come vpon thee, and ouertake thee.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6Better is the poore that walketh in his vprightnesse, then hee that peruerteth his wayes, though he be riche.

  • Ps 86:6
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    6Giue eare, Lord, vnto my prayer, & hearken to the voyce of my supplication.

  • Prov 13:13
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    13He that despiseth the worde, hee shall be destroyed: but hee that feareth the commaundement he shalbe rewarded.

  • Eccl 7:21
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    21(7:23) Giue not thine heart also to all ye wordes that men speake, lest thou doe heare thy seruant cursing thee.

  • Ps 78:1
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    1A Psalme to giue instruction comitted to Asaph. Heare my doctrine, O my people: incline your eares vnto the wordes of my mouth.

  • Prov 2:2
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    2And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding,