Proverbs 28:9
Whoso is turning his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer is an abomination.This verse in the real world
In what words
- תְּפִלָּהtᵉphillâhintercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn
- אֹזֶןʼôzenbroadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
- תּוֹרָהtôwrâha precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
- סוּרçûwrto turn off (literal or figurative)
- שָׁמַעshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively,
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 66:18, 2Ti 4:3–4, Zec 7:11–13, Pro 15:8, Psa 109:7, Isa 1:15–16, Luk 13:25–27, Isa 58:7–11