Proverbs 28:9 - The Scriptures 1998

⁹ He who turns away his ear from hearing the Torah, Even his prayer is an abomination.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer shall be abomination.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ He who turns away his ear from hearing the law [of God and man], even his prayer is an abomination, hateful and revolting [to God]. [Ps. 66:18; 109:7; Prov. 15:8; Zech. 7:11.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination.

Common English Bible

⁹ Those who turn their ears from hearing Instruction— even their prayers will be detested.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ Whoever turns away his ears from listening to the law: his prayer will be detestable.

Proverbs 28:9 Cross References

Psalm 109:7

When he is judged, let him be found wrong, And let his prayer become sin.

Psalm 66:18

If I have seen wickedness in my heart, יהוה  would not hear.

Psalm 94:20

Would a throne of destruction, Which devises trouble by decree, Be joined with You?

Proverbs 10:3

יהוה  does not let the being of the righteous go hungry, But He thrusts away the desire of the wrong.

Proverbs 15:8

The slaughtering of the wrong ones Is an abomination to יהוה, But the prayer of the straight is His delight.

Proverbs 21:13

Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, Let him also cry and not be heard.

Proverbs 21:27

The slaughtering of the wrong is an abomination; How much more when he brings it with wickedness!

Isaiah 41:24

“See, you are of naught, and your work a breath; he who chooses you is an abomination.

Jeremiah 14:12

“When they fast, I do not hear their cry. And when they offer burnt offering and grain offering, I do not accept them. Instead, I am consuming them by sword, and by scarcity of food, and by pestilence.”

John 9:31

“And we know that Elohim does not hear sinners. But if anyone fears Elohim and does His desire, He hears him.