Proverbs 28:9
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 28
“He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.”Proverbs 28:9
What Does Proverbs 28:9 Mean?
Proverbs 28:9 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 28, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 28:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 9:31“Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.”Psalms 66:18“If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:”James 5:16“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”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.”Isaiah 1:15“And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.”Luke 13:25“When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:”Isaiah 58:7“Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?”Amos 5:21“I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.”Proverbs 21:13“Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.”1 John 3:17“But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?”Isaiah 58:3“Wherefore have we fasted, say they, and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.”Ezekiel 14:3“Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be enquired of at all by them?”Judges 9:7“And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.”Job 27:9“Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?”Proverbs 16:12“It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.”Haggai 2:14“Then answered Haggai, and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.”Psalms 119:150“They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.”
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