Proverbs 28:9

Modern English Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 109:7

When he is judged, let him be condemned, and let his prayer be reckoned as sin.

Psalm 66:18

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

Psalm 94:20

Shall a throne of iniquity which devises mischief by decree, have fellowship with you?

Proverbs 10:3

The Lord will not let the soul of the righteous go hungry, but He rejects the craving of the wicked.

Proverbs 15:8

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

Proverbs 21:13

He who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he also will cry out, but will not be heard.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent!

Isaiah 41:24

Behold, you are nothing, and your work amounts to nothing; he who chooses you is an abomination.

Jeremiah 14:12

When they fast, I will not hear their cry. And when they offer a burnt offering and a grain offering, I will not accept them. But I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.

John 9:31

We know that God does not listen to sinners. But if anyone is a worshipper of God and does His will, He hears him.