the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Clementine Latin Vulgate
Ecclesiastes 28:9
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Qui declinat aures suas ne audiat legem,
oratio ejus erit execrabilis.
Qui declinat aures suas, ne audiat legem, oratio quoque eius erit exsecrabilis.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
turneth: Proverbs 21:13, Isaiah 1:15, Isaiah 1:16, Isaiah 58:7-11, Zechariah 7:11-13, 2 Timothy 4:3, 2 Timothy 4:4
even: Proverbs 15:8, Psalms 66:18, Psalms 109:7, Luke 13:25-27
Reciprocal: Judges 9:7 - Hearken Job 27:9 - Will God Job 35:13 - God Psalms 99:7 - kept Psalms 119:150 - draw nigh Proverbs 16:12 - an Proverbs 21:27 - sacrifice Isaiah 30:9 - will not Isaiah 58:3 - exact Jeremiah 6:19 - nor to Jeremiah 11:15 - to do Jeremiah 14:12 - they fast Ezekiel 14:3 - should Ezekiel 20:3 - As I Ezekiel 20:31 - and shall Amos 5:21 - hate Micah 3:4 - cry Haggai 2:14 - So is this people Zechariah 7:13 - so Luke 5:33 - and make John 9:31 - we know James 5:16 - The effectual 1 John 3:17 - shutteth 1 John 3:22 - whatsoever
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law,.... Not merely the moral law, but the word of God in general, and any and every doctrine of it; though the law is to be heard and attended to, what it commands and forbids, its precepts, menaces, and curses: indeed the Spirit of God is not received by the hearing of the law, nor does faith come by that; but by hearing the word of God, particularly the Gospel; which yet then turn away their ears from, and are turned to fables, and choose to hearken to anything rather than that; and, like the deaf adder, stop their ears to the voice of the charmer, charming ever so wisely; the folly and sad effects of which will be seen when too late;
even his prayer [shall be] abomination; that is, to God; not only his ungodly actions, but even his outward exercises of religion, which carry in them some show of goodness and holiness; and particularly his prayer to God, which in upright persons is the delight of the Lord; yet in such an one it will be abhorred by him; when he is in distress, and shall pray to the Lord, he will not only turn a deaf ear to him, as he has to his law or word, but he will despise and abhor him and his prayer; because he has set at nought his counsel, and despised his reproof, Proverbs 1:24.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 28:9. He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law — Many suppose, if they do not know their duty, they shall not be accountable for their transgressions; and therefore avoid every thing that is calculated to enlighten them. They will not read the Bible, lest they should know the will of Good; and they will not attend Divine ordinances for the same reason. But this pretense will avail them nothing; as he that might have known his master's will, but would not, shall be treated as he shall be who did know it, and disobeyed it. Even the prayers of such a person as this are reputed sin before God.
