Proverbs 28:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

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  • Ps 66:18 : 18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
  • Ps 109:7 : 7 When he is judged, let him be condemned, and let his prayer become sin.
  • Zech 7:11-13 : 11 But they refused to heed, and shrugged their shoulders, and stopped their ears, so they should not hear. 12 Yes, they made their hearts like an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts sent in His Spirit by the former prophets: therefore, great wrath came from the LORD of hosts. 13 Therefore it has come to pass, that just as He called and they would not hear, so they called, and I would not hear, says the LORD of hosts:
  • Isa 1:15-16 : 15 And when you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you: indeed, when you make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. 16 Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil;
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
  • Prov 21:13 : 13 Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
  • Isa 58:7-9 : 7 Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and that you bring the poor that are cast out to your house? When you see the naked, that you cover him; and that you do not hide yourself from your own flesh? 8 Then shall your light break forth like the morning, and your health shall spring forth speedily: and your righteousness shall go before you; the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. 9 Then you shall call, and the LORD shall answer; you shall cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If you take away the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, and speaking vanity; 10 And if you extend your soul to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall your light rise in obscurity, and your darkness be as the noonday: 11 And the LORD shall guide you continually and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones: and you shall be like a watered garden and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.
  • Luke 13:25-27 : 25 When once the master of the house has arisen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us; and he will answer and say to you, I do not know you, where you are from: 26 Then you will begin to say, We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets. 27 But he will say, I tell you, I do not know you, where you are from; depart from me, all you workers of iniquity.
  • 2 Tim 4:3-4 : 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, they will gather to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they will turn their ears away from the truth and be turned aside to fables.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 21:13
    76%

    13Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

  • Prov 15:29
    74%

    29The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.

  • Prov 28:8
    73%

    8He who by usury and unjust gain increases his wealth gathers it for one who will pity the poor.

  • Prov 28:4
    72%

    4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law contend with them.

  • Prov 28:10
    72%

    10Whoever causes the righteous to go astray in an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the upright shall have good things in possession.

  • Prov 15:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

    9The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

  • Prov 15:31-32
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    71%

    31The ear that hears the reproof of life abides among the wise.

    32He who refuses instruction despises his own soul, but he who hears reproof gains understanding.

  • Prov 22:17
    71%

    17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge.

  • Ps 66:18
    71%

    18If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

  • Prov 13:18
    71%

    18Poverty and shame shall be to him who refuses instruction, but he who regards reproof shall be honored.

  • Prov 24:18
    70%

    18Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

  • Job 36:10
    70%

    10He also opens their ear to discipline, and commands that they return from iniquity.

  • Job 34:27-28
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    70%

    27Because they turned back from Him and would not consider any of His ways.

    28So that they cause the cry of the poor to come to Him, and He hears the cry of the afflicted.

  • Isa 33:15
    70%

    15He who walks righteously, and speaks uprightly; he who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands from holding bribes, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil;

  • Zech 7:11
    70%

    11But they refused to heed, and shrugged their shoulders, and stopped their ears, so they should not hear.

  • Prov 28:27
    70%

    27He who gives to the poor shall not lack, but he who hides his eyes will have many curses.

  • Prov 19:27
    70%

    27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causes to err from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 29:1
    70%

    1He who is often reproved and hardens his neck shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

  • 1 Pet 3:12
    70%

    12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.

  • Isa 28:23
    70%

    23Give ear, and hear my voice; listen, and hear my speech.

  • Deut 30:17
    70%

    17But if your heart turns away, so that you will not hear, but shall be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;

  • Prov 29:27
    70%

    27An unjust man is an abomination to the just; and he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Ps 50:17
    70%

    17Seeing you hate instruction, and cast My words behind you.

  • Jer 9:13
    70%

    13And the LORD says, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, nor walked in it;

  • Prov 29:24
    70%

    24Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own soul; he hears cursing, and does not reveal it.

  • Job 15:4
    69%

    4Yes, you cast off fear, and restrain prayer before God.

  • Prov 17:4
    69%

    4A wicked doer listens to false lips, and a liar gives ear to a deceitful tongue.

  • Jer 6:19
    69%

    19Hear, O earth; behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not listened to my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.

  • Ps 34:15
    69%

    15The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry.

  • Prov 1:8
    69%

    8My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the law of your mother;

  • Deut 30:10
    69%

    10If you shall listen to the voice of the LORD your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if you turn to the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul.

  • Eccl 5:1
    69%

    1Keep your foot when you go to the house of God, and be more ready to hear than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil.

  • Isa 59:2
    69%

    2But your iniquities have separated you from your God, and your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.

  • Prov 8:33
    69%

    33Hear instruction, and be wise, and do not refuse it.

  • Ps 17:1
    69%

    1Hear my plea, O LORD, attend to my cry; give ear to my prayer, which is not from deceitful lips.

  • Isa 1:15
    69%

    15And when you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you: indeed, when you make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

  • Mic 3:4
    69%

    4Then they shall cry to the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, because they have done evil in their deeds.

  • Rev 13:9
    69%

    9If anyone has an ear, let him hear.

  • Prov 4:20
    69%

    20My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.

  • Prov 10:17
    69%

    17He is in the way of life who keeps instruction, but he who refuses reproof errs.

  • Deut 28:15
    69%

    15But it shall come to pass, if you will not listen unto the voice of the LORD your God, to observe to do all His commandments and His statutes which I command you this day; that all these curses shall come upon you, and overtake you:

  • Prov 28:6
    69%

    6Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

  • Ps 86:6
    69%

    6Listen, O LORD, to my prayer and attend to the voice of my supplications.

  • Prov 13:13
    69%

    13Whoever despises the word shall be destroyed, but he who fears the commandment shall be rewarded.

  • Eccl 7:21
    69%

    21Also, do not take to heart everything people say, lest you hear your servant curse you.

  • Ps 78:1
    69%

    1Listen, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

  • Prov 2:2
    69%

    2So that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;