Proverbs 28:9

The Message

God has no use for the prayers of the people who won’t listen to him.

Cross References

Psalm 94:20

Can Misrule have anything in common with you? Can Troublemaker pretend to be on your side? They ganged up on good people, plotted behind the backs of the innocent. But God became my hideout, God was my high mountain retreat, Then boomeranged their evil back on them: for their evil ways he wiped them out, our God cleaned them out for good.

Proverbs 10:3

God won’t starve an honest soul, but he frustrates the appetites of the wicked.

Proverbs 15:8

God can’t stand pious poses, but he delights in genuine prayers.

Proverbs 21:13

If you stop your ears to the cries of the poor, your cries will go unheard, unanswered.

Proverbs 21:27

Religious performance by the wicked stinks; it’s even worse when they use it to get ahead.