Proverbs 28:9

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 66:18 : 18 If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
  • Ps 109:7 : 7 When he is judged, he will be found guilty! Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful.
  • Zech 7:11-13 : 11 “But they refused to pay attention, turning away stubbornly and stopping their ears so they could not hear. 12 Indeed, they made their hearts as hard as diamond, so that they could not obey the Torah and the other words the LORD of Heaven’s Armies had sent by his Spirit through the former prophets. Therefore, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies had poured out great wrath. 13 “‘It then came about that just as I cried out, but they would not obey, so they will cry out, but I will not listen,’ the LORD of Heaven’s Armies had said.
  • Isa 1:15-16 : 15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I look the other way; when you offer your many prayers, I do not listen, because your hands are covered with blood. 16 Wash! Cleanse yourselves! Remove your sinful deeds from my sight. Stop sinning!
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The LORD abhors the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
  • Prov 21:13 : 13 The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.
  • Isa 58:7-9 : 7 I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood! 8 Then your light will shine like the sunrise; your restoration will quickly arrive; your godly behavior will go before you, and the LORD’s splendor will be your rear guard. 9 Then you will call out, and the LORD will respond; you will cry out, and he will reply,‘Here I am.’ You must remove the burdensome yoke from among you and stop pointing fingers and speaking sinfully. 10 You must actively help the hungry and feed the oppressed. Then your light will dispel the darkness, and your darkness will be transformed into noonday. 11 The LORD will continually lead you; he will feed you even in parched regions. He will give you renewed strength, and you will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that continually produces water.
  • Luke 13:25-27 : 25 Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, then you will stand outside and start to knock on the door and beg him,‘Lord, let us in!’ But he will answer you,‘I don’t know where you come 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 reply,‘I don’t know where you come from! Go away from me, all you evildoers!’
  • 2 Tim 4:3-4 : 3 For there will be a time when people will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things. 4 And they will turn away from hearing the truth, but on the other hand they will turn aside to myths.

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  • Prov 21:13
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    13 The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.

  • Prov 15:29
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    29 The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

  • Prov 28:8
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    8 The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.

  • Prov 28:4
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    4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law contend with them.

  • Prov 28:10
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    10 The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

  • Prov 15:8-9
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    8 The LORD abhors the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

    9 The LORD abhors the way of the wicked, but he will love those who pursue righteousness.

  • Prov 15:31-32
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    31 The person who hears the reproof that leads to life is at home among the wise.

    32 The one who refuses correction despises himself, but whoever listens to reproof acquires understanding.

  • Prov 22:17
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    17 The Sayings of the Wise Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my instruction.

  • Ps 66:18
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    18 If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18 The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.

  • Prov 24:18
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    18 lest the LORD see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.

  • Job 36:10
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    10 And he reveals this for correction, and says that they must turn from evil.

  • Job 34:27-28
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    27 because they have turned away from following him, and have not understood any of his ways,

    28 so that they caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he hears the cry of the needy.

  • Isa 33:15
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    15 The one who lives uprightly and speaks honestly; the one who refuses to profit from oppressive measures and rejects a bribe; the one who does not plot violent crimes and does not seek to harm others–

  • Zech 7:11
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    11 “But they refused to pay attention, turning away stubbornly and stopping their ears so they could not hear.

  • Prov 28:27
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    27 The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.

  • Prov 19:27
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    27 If you stop listening to instruction, my child, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

  • Prov 29:1
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    1 The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.

  • 1 Pet 3:12
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    12 For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer. But the Lord’s face is against those who do evil.

  • Isa 28:23
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    23 Pay attention and listen to my message! Be attentive and listen to what I have to say!

  • Deut 30:17
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    17 However, if you turn aside and do not obey, but are lured away to worship and serve other gods,

  • Prov 29:27
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    27 An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Ps 50:17
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    17 For you hate instruction and reject my words.

  • Jer 9:13
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    13 The LORD answered,“This has happened because these people have rejected my laws which I gave them. They have not obeyed me or followed those laws.

  • Prov 29:24
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    24 Whoever shares with a thief is his own enemy; he hears the oath to testify, but does not talk.

  • Job 15:4
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    4 But you even break off piety, and hinder meditation before God.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4 One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious tongue.

  • Jer 6:19
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    19 Hear this, you peoples of the earth:‘Take note! I am about to bring disaster on these people. It will come as punishment for their scheming. For they have paid no attention to what I have said, and they have rejected my law.

  • Ps 34:15
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    15 The LORD pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help.

  • Prov 1:8
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    8 Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

  • Deut 30:10
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    10 if you obey the LORD your God and keep his commandments and statutes that are written in this scroll of the law. But you must turn to him with your whole mind and being.

  • Eccl 5:1
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    1 Rash Vows(4:17) Be careful what you do when you go to the temple of God; draw near to listen rather than to offer a sacrifice like fools, for they do not realize that they are doing wrong.

  • Isa 59:2
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    2 But your sinful acts have alienated you from your God; your sins have caused him to reject you and not listen to your prayers.

  • Prov 8:33
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    33 Listen to my instruction so that you may be wise, and do not neglect it.

  • Ps 17:1
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    1 A prayer of David. LORD, consider my just cause! Pay attention to my cry for help! Listen to the prayer I sincerely offer!

  • Isa 1:15
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    15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I look the other way; when you offer your many prayers, I do not listen, because your hands are covered with blood.

  • Mic 3:4
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    4 Someday these sinful leaders will cry to the LORD for help, but he will not answer them. He will hide his face from them at that time, because they have done such wicked deeds.”

  • Rev 13:9
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    9 If anyone has an ear, he had better listen!

  • Prov 4:20
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    20 My child, pay attention to my words; listen attentively to my sayings.

  • Prov 10:17
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    17 The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.

  • Deut 28:15
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    15 Curses as Reversal of Blessings“But if you ignore the LORD your God and are not careful to keep all his commandments and statutes I am giving you today, then all these curses will come upon you in full force:

  • Prov 28:6
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    6 A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

  • Ps 86:6
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    6 O LORD, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!

  • Prov 13:13
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    13 The one who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but whoever esteems direction will be rewarded.

  • Eccl 7:21
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    21 Also, do not pay attention to everything that people say; otherwise, you might even hear your servant cursing you.

  • Ps 78:1
    69%

    1 A well-written song by Asaph. Pay attention, my people, to my instruction! Listen to the words I speak!

  • Prov 2:2
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    2 by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding,

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