Exhibit (j)

            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the references to our firm under the captions "Financial
Highlights" within the Prospectus and "Shareholder Services - Statements and
Reports", "General Information - Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm"
and "Financial Statements and Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm" within the Statement of Additional Information and to the use of our
reports dated November 29, 2017 relating to the financial statements of AB
Limited Duration High Income Portfolio for the fiscal year ended September 30,
2017, December 28, 2017 relating to the financial statements of AB Tax-Aware
Fixed Income Portfolio for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017 and December
29, 2017 relating to the financial statements of AB Credit Long/Short Portfolio,
AB Intermediate Bond Portfolio and AB Income Fund for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2017, each a portfolio of AB Bond Fund, Inc., which are incorporated
by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 168 to the Registration
Statement (Form N-1A No. 2-48227) of AB Bond Fund, Inc.

                                                     /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


New York, New York
January 30, 2018