Proverbs 28:9

New International Version

If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable.

Cross References

Psalm 109:7

When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayers condemn him.

Psalm 66:18

If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened;

Psalm 94:20

Can a corrupt throne be allied with you— a throne that brings on misery by its decrees?

Proverbs 10:3

The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

Proverbs 15:8

The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

Proverbs 21:13

Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with evil intent!

Isaiah 41:24

But you are less than nothing and your works are utterly worthless; whoever chooses you is detestable.

Jeremiah 14:12

Although they fast, I will not listen to their cry; though they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will destroy them with the sword, famine and plague.”

John 9:31

We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly person who does his will.