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Proverbs 28:9–10

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

Even his aprayer is an abomination.

10 He who leads the upright astray in an evil way

Will ahimself fall into his own pit,

But the bblameless will inherit good.

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Proverbs 28:9–10 — The New International Version (NIV)

If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction,

even their prayers are detestable.

10 Whoever leads the upright along an evil path

will fall into their own trap,

but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.

Proverbs 28:9–10 — English Standard Version (ESV)

If one turns away his ear from hearing the law,

even his prayer is an abomination.

10 Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way

will fall into his own pit,

but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.

Proverbs 28:9–10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law,

Even his prayer shall be abomination.

10 Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way,

He shall fall himself into his own pit:

But the upright shall have good things in possession.

Proverbs 28:9–10 — New Living Translation (NLT)

God detests the prayers

of a person who ignores the law.

10 Those who lead good people along an evil path

will fall into their own trap,

but the honest will inherit good things.

Proverbs 28:9–10 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

One who turns away his ear from hearing the law,

Even his prayer is an abomination.

10 Whoever causes the upright to go astray in an evil way,

He himself will fall into his own pit;

But the blameless will inherit good.

Proverbs 28:9–10 — New Century Version (NCV)

If you refuse to obey what you have been taught,

your prayers will not be heard.

10 Those who lead good people to do wrong

will be ruined by their own evil,

but the innocent will be rewarded with good things.

Proverbs 28:9–10 — American Standard Version (ASV)

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law,

Even his prayer is an abomination.

10 Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way,

He shall fall himself into his own pit;

But the perfect shall inherit good.

Proverbs 28:9–10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

10 Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, shall himself fall into his own pit; but the perfect shall inherit good.

Proverbs 28:9–10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Surely the prayer of someone who refuses 

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

10 Whoever leads decent people into evil will fall into his own pit, 

but innocent people will inherit good things. 

Proverbs 28:9–10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Anyone who turns his ear away from hearing the law—

even his prayer is detestable.

10 The one who leads the upright into an evil way

will fall into his own pit,

but the blameless will inherit what is good.

Proverbs 28:9–10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

When one will not listen to the law,

even one’s prayers are an abomination.

10 Those who mislead the upright into evil ways

will fall into pits of their own making,

but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.

Proverbs 28:9–10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

He who turns his ear from listening to instruction,

even his prayer is an abomination.

10 He who misleads the upright onto the way of evil,

into his pits he will fall.

But as for the blameless, they will inherit good.

Proverbs 28:9–10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

If you don’t pay attention to the law,

even your prayers are hated.

10 Those who lead honest people down an evil path

will fall into their own trap.

But those who are without blame

will receive good things.


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