Proverbs 28:9 KJV
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
Proverbs 28:9, King James Version
In context
8 He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
9 He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
10 Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.
Cross-references
- Psalms 66:18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
- 2 Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
- Zechariah 7:11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.
- Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
- Psalms 109:7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.