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Proverbs 28:9

If one turns away his ear from hearing the law,

even his qprayer is an abomination.

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Proverbs 28:9 — The New International Version (NIV)

If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction,

even their prayers are detestable.

Proverbs 28:9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law,

Even his prayer shall be abomination.

Proverbs 28:9 — New Living Translation (NLT)

God detests the prayers

of a person who ignores the law.

Proverbs 28:9 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

One who turns away his ear from hearing the law,

Even his prayer is an abomination.

Proverbs 28:9 — New Century Version (NCV)

If you refuse to obey what you have been taught,

your prayers will not be heard.

Proverbs 28:9 — American Standard Version (ASV)

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law,

Even his prayer is an abomination.

Proverbs 28:9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

Proverbs 28:9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Surely the prayer of someone who refuses 

to listen to ⸤God’s⸥ teachings is disgusting. 

Proverbs 28:9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Anyone who turns his ear away from hearing the law—

even his prayer is detestable.

Proverbs 28:9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

When one will not listen to the law,

even one’s prayers are an abomination.

Proverbs 28:9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

He who turns his ear from listening to instruction,

even his prayer is an abomination.

Proverbs 28:9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

If you don’t pay attention to the law,

even your prayers are hated.

Proverbs 28:9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

He who turns away his ear from listening to the law,

Even his prayer is an abomination.


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