Proverbs 28:9

Anyone who turns his ear away from hearing the law—
even his prayer is detestable.

Psalm 109:7

When he is judged, let him be found guilty,
and let his prayer be counted as sin.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,
but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Psalm 66:18

If I had been aware of malice in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.

Proverbs 21:13

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
will himself also call out and not be answered.

Isaiah 1:15-16

When you lift up your hands in prayer,
I will refuse to look at you;
even if you offer countless prayers,
I will not listen.
Your hands are covered with blood.

Isaiah 58:7-11

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
to bring the poor and homeless into your house,
to clothe the naked when you see him,
and not to ignore your own flesh and blood?

Zechariah 7:11-13

But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they closed their ears so they could not hear.

Luke 13:25-27

once the homeowner gets up and shuts the door. Then you will stand outside and knock on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open up for us!’ He will answer you, ‘I don’t know you or where you’re from.’

2 Timothy 4:3-4

For the time will come when they will not tolerate sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, will multiply teachers for themselves because they have an itch to hear something new.

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