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Selected Verse: Proverbs 28:9 - Strong Concordance

Verse         Translation Text
Pr 28:9 Strong Concordance He that turneth away [05493] his ear [0241] from hearing [08085] the law [08451], even his prayer [08605] shall be abomination [08441].
  King James He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
(Compare Pro 15:8; Pro 21:27).

hearing--that is, obeying. God requires sincere worshippers (Psa 66:18; Joh 4:24).
 
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24 God [2316] is a Spirit [4151]: and [2532] they that worship [4352] him [846] must [1163] worship [4352] him in [1722] spirit [4151] and [2532] in truth [225].
18 If I regard [07200] iniquity [0205] in my heart [03820], the Lord [0136] will not hear [08085] me:
27 The sacrifice [02077] of the wicked [07563] is abomination [08441]: how much more, when he bringeth [0935] it with a wicked mind [02154]?
8 The sacrifice [02077] of the wicked [07563] is an abomination [08441] to the LORD [03068]: but the prayer [08605] of the upright [03477] is his delight [07522].
22 And Samuel [08050] said [0559], Hath the LORD [03068] as great delight [02656] in burnt offerings [05930] and sacrifices [02077], as in obeying [08085] the voice [06963] of the LORD [03068]? Behold, to obey [08085] is better [02896] than sacrifice [02077], and to hearken [07181] than the fat [02459] of rams [0352].
8 The sacrifice [02077] of the wicked [07563] is an abomination [08441] to the LORD [03068]: but the prayer [08605] of the upright [03477] is his delight [07522].