Proverbs 28:9

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

Whoso is turning his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer `is' an abomination.

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  • Ps 66:18 : 18 Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord doth not hear.
  • Ps 109:7 : 7 In his being judged, he goeth forth wicked, And his prayer is for sin.
  • Zech 7:11-13 : 11 And they refuse to attend, And they give a refractory shoulder, And their ears have made heavy against hearing. 12 And their heart they have made adamant, Against hearing the law, and the words, That Jehovah of Hosts sent by His Spirit, By the hand of the former prophets, And their is great wrath from Jehovah of Hosts. 13 And it cometh to pass, as He called, And they have not hearkened, So do they call, and I do not hearken, Said Jehovah of Hosts.
  • Isa 1:15-16 : 15 And in your spreading forth your hands, I hide mine eyes from you, Also when ye increase prayer, I do not hear, Your hands of blood have been full. 16 Wash ye, make ye pure, Turn aside the evil of your doings, from before Mine eyes, Cease to do evil, learn to do good.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked `is' an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright `is' His delight.
  • Prov 21:13 : 13 Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered.
  • Isa 58:7-9 : 7 Is it not to deal to the hungry thy bread, And the mourning poor bring home, That thou seest the naked and cover him, And from thine own flesh hide not thyself? 8 Then broken up as the dawn is thy light, And thy health in haste springeth up, Gone before thee hath thy righteousness, The honour of Jehovah doth gather thee. 9 Then thou callest, and Jehovah answereth, Thou criest, and He saith, `Behold Me.' If thou turn aside from thy midst the yoke, The sending forth of the finger, And the speaking of vanity, 10 And dost bring out to the hungry thy soul, And the afflicted soul dost satisfy, Then risen in the darkness hath thy light, And thy thick darkness `is' as noon. 11 And Jehovah doth lead thee continually, And hath satisfied in drought thy soul, And thy bones He armeth, And thou hast been as a watered garden, And as an outlet of waters, whose waters lie not.
  • Luke 13:25-27 : 25 from the time the master of the house may have risen up, and may have shut the door, and ye may begin without to stand, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, lord, open to us, and he answering shall say to you, I have not known you whence ye are, 26 then ye may begin to say, We did eat before thee, and did drink, and in our broad places thou didst teach; 27 and he shall say, I say to you, I have not known you whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of the unrighteousness.
  • 2 Tim 4:3-4 : 3 for there shall be a season when the sound teaching they will not suffer, but according to their own desires to themselves they shall heap up teachers -- itching in the hearing, 4 and indeed, from the truth the hearing they shall turn away, and to the fables they shall be turned aside.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 21:13
    76%

    13Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered.

  • Prov 15:29
    74%

    29Far `is' Jehovah from the wicked, And the prayer of the righteous He heareth.

  • Prov 28:8
    73%

    8Whoso is multiplying his wealth by biting and usury, For one favouring the poor doth gather it.

  • Prov 28:4
    72%

    4Those forsaking the law praise the wicked, Those keeping the law plead against them.

  • Prov 28:10
    72%

    10Whoso is causing the upright to err in an evil way, Into his own pit he doth fall, And the perfect do inherit good.

  • Prov 15:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8The sacrifice of the wicked `is' an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright `is' His delight.

    9An abomination to Jehovah `is' the way of the wicked, And whoso is pursuing righteousness He loveth.

  • Prov 15:31-32
    2 verses
    71%

    31An ear that is hearing the reproof of life Doth lodge among the wise.

    32Whoso is refusing instruction is despising his soul, And whoso is hearing reproof Is getting understanding.

  • Prov 22:17
    71%

    17Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,

  • Ps 66:18
    71%

    18Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord doth not hear.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18Whoso is refusing instruction -- poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured.

  • Prov 24:18
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    18Lest Jehovah see, and `it be' evil in His eyes, And He hath turned from off him His anger.

  • Job 36:10
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    10And He uncovereth their ear for instruction, And saith that they turn back from iniquity.

  • Job 34:27-28
    2 verses
    70%

    27Because that against right They have turned aside from after Him, And none of His ways have considered wisely,

    28To cause to come in unto Him The cry of the poor, And the cry of the afflicted He heareth.

  • Isa 33:15
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    15Whoso is walking righteously, And is speaking uprightly, Kicking against gain of oppressions, Shaking his hands from taking hold on a bribe, Stopping his ear from hearing of blood, And shutting his eyes from looking on evil,

  • Zech 7:11
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    11And they refuse to attend, And they give a refractory shoulder, And their ears have made heavy against hearing.

  • Prov 28:27
    70%

    27Whoso is giving to the poor hath no lack, And whoso is hiding his eyes multiplied curses.

  • Prov 19:27
    70%

    27Cease, my son, to hear instruction -- To err from sayings of knowledge.

  • Prov 29:1
    70%

    1A man often reproved, hardening the neck, Is suddenly broken, and there is no healing.

  • 1 Pet 3:12
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    12because the eyes of the Lord `are' upon the righteous, and His ears -- to their supplication, and the face of the Lord `is' upon those doing evil;'

  • Isa 28:23
    70%

    23Give ear, and hear my voice, Attend, and hear my saying:

  • Deut 30:17
    70%

    17`And if thy heart doth turn, and thou dost not hearken, and hast been driven away, and hast bowed thyself to other gods, and served them,

  • Prov 29:27
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    27An abomination to the righteous `is' the perverse man, And an abomination to the wicked `is' the upright in the way!

  • Ps 50:17
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    17Yea, thou hast hated instruction, And dost cast My words behind thee.

  • Jer 9:13
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    13And Jehovah saith: Because of their forsaking My law that I set before them, And they have not hearkened to My voice nor walked in it,

  • Prov 29:24
    70%

    24Whoso is sharing with a thief is hating his own soul, Execration he heareth, and telleth not.

  • Job 15:4
    69%

    4Yea, thou dost make reverence void, And dost diminish meditation before God.

  • Prov 17:4
    69%

    4An evil doer is attentive to lips of vanity, Falsehood is giving ear to a mischievous tongue.

  • Jer 6:19
    69%

    19Hear, O earth, lo, I am bringing evil on this people, The fruit of their devices, For to My words they gave no attention, And My law -- they kick against it.

  • Ps 34:15
    69%

    15The eyes of Jehovah `are' unto the righteous, And His ears unto their cry.

  • Prov 1:8
    69%

    8Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

  • Deut 30:10
    69%

    10for thou dost hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to keep His commands, and His statutes, which are written in the book of this law, for thou turnest back unto Jehovah thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul.

  • Eccl 5:1
    69%

    1Keep thy feet when thou goest unto a house of God, and draw near to hear rather than to give of fools the sacrifice, for they do not know they do evil.

  • Isa 59:2
    69%

    2But your iniquities have been separating Between you and your God, And your sins have hidden The Presence from you -- from hearing.

  • Prov 8:33
    69%

    33Hear instruction, and be wise, and slight not.

  • Ps 17:1
    69%

    1A Prayer of David. Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness, attend my cry, Give ear `to' my prayer, without lips of deceit.

  • Isa 1:15
    69%

    15And in your spreading forth your hands, I hide mine eyes from you, Also when ye increase prayer, I do not hear, Your hands of blood have been full.

  • Mic 3:4
    69%

    4Then do they cry unto Jehovah, And He doth not answer them, And hideth His face from them at that time, As they have made evil their doings.

  • Rev 13:9
    69%

    9if any one hath an ear -- let him hear:

  • Prov 4:20
    69%

    20My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,

  • Prov 10:17
    69%

    17A traveller to life `is' he who is keeping instruction, And whoso is forsaking rebuke is erring.

  • Deut 28:15
    69%

    15`And it hath been, if thou dost not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God to observe to do all His commands, and His statutes, which I am commanding thee to-day, that all these revilings have come upon thee, and overtaken thee:

  • Prov 28:6
    69%

    6Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

  • Ps 86:6
    69%

    6Hear, O Jehovah, my prayer, And attend to the voice of my supplications.

  • Prov 13:13
    69%

    13Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed.

  • Eccl 7:21
    69%

    21Also to all the words that they speak give not thy heart, that thou hear not thy servant reviling thee.

  • Ps 78:1
    69%

    1An Instruction of Asaph. Give ear, O my people, to my law, Incline your ear to sayings of my mouth.

  • Prov 2:2
    69%

    2To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding,