If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction, even their prayers are detestable.
NIV
He who turns away his ear from hearing the law [of God and man], even his prayer is an abomination, hateful and revolting [to God]. [Ps. 66:18; 109:7; Prov. 15:8; Zech. 7:11.]AMP
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
KJV
The LORD looks down from heaven on the human race to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God.
NIV
The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any who understood, dealt wisely, and sought after God, inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him [of vital necessity].
AMP
The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
KJV
On that day the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people and there it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever be admitted into the assembly of God
NIV
ON THAT day they read in the Book of Moses in the audience of the people, and in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever come into the assembly of God
AMP
On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;
KJV
Moses assembled the whole Israelite community and said to them, "These are the things the LORD has commanded you to do:"
NIV
MOSES GATHERED all the congregation of the Israelites together and said to them, These are the things which the Lord has commanded that you do:
AMP
And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the LORD hath commanded, that ye should do them.
KJV
So all the wells that his father's servants had dug in the time of his father Abraham, the Philistines stopped up, filling them with earth.
NIV
Now all the wells which his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had closed and filled with earth.
AMP
For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
KJV