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Proverbs 28:9

NETBible	The one who turns away his ear¹ from hearing the law, even his prayer² is an abomination.³
NIV © biblegateway Pro 28:9	If anyone turns a deaf ear to the law, even his prayers are detestable.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 28:9	He who turns away his ear from listening to the law, Even his prayer is an abomination.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 28:9	The prayers of a person who ignores the law are despised.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 28:9	God has no use for the prayers of the people who won't listen to him.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 28:9	As for the man whose ear is turned away from hearing the law, even his prayer is disgusting.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 28:9	When one will not listen to the law, even one’s prayers are an abomination.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 28:9	One who turns away his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination.
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KJV	He that turneth away <05493> (8688) his ear <0241> from hearing <08085> (8800) the law <08451>_, even his prayer <08605> [shall be] abomination <08441>_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 28:9	He who turns <05493> away <05493> his ear <0241> from listening <08085> to the law <08451> , Even <01571> his prayer <08605> is an abomination <08441> .
LXXM	(35:9) o <3588> T-NSM ekklinwn <1578> V-PAPNS to <3588> T-ASN ouv <3775> N-ASN autou <846> D-GSM tou <3588> T-GSN mh <3165> ADV eisakousai <1522> V-AAN nomou <3551> N-GSM kai <2532> CONJ autov <846> D-NSM thn <3588> T-ASF proseuchn <4335> N-ASF autou <846> D-GSM ebdeluktai <948> V-RMI-3S
NET [draft] ITL	The one who turns away <05493> his ear <0241> from hearing <08085> the law <08451> , even <01571> his prayer <08605> is an abomination <08441> .
HEBREW	hbewt <08441> wtlpt <08605> Mg <01571> hrwt <08451> emsm <08085> wnza <0241> ryom (28:9) <05493>

NETBible

The one who turns away his ear¹ from hearing the law, even his prayer² is an abomination.³

NET Notes

¹sn The expression “turn away the ear from hearing” uses a metonymy to mean that this individual will not listen – it indicates a deliberate refusal to follow the instruction of the law.

²sn It is hard to imagine how someone who willfully refuses to obey the law of God would pray according to the will of God. Such a person is more apt to pray for some physical thing or make demands on God. (Of course a prayer of repentance would be an exception and would not be an abomination to the Lord.)

³sn C. H. Toy says, “If a man, on his part, is deaf to instruction, then God, on his part, is deaf to prayer” (Proverbs [ICC], 499). And W. McKane observes that one who fails to attend to God’s law is a wicked person, even if he is a man of prayer (Proverbs [OTL], 623).