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Proverbs 15:8
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The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord , but the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.
The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the righteous is acceptable vnto him.
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord,but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The Lord hates the offerings of the wicked, but he is happy to hear the prayers of those who live right.
The sacrifice of the wicked is hateful and exceedingly offensive to the LORD, But the prayer of the upright is His delight!
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The Lord is disgusted by gifts from the wicked, but it makes him happy when his people pray.
Adonai detests the sacrifices of the wicked but delights in the prayers of the upright.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD; but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the vpright is his delight.
The sacrifices of the ungodly are an abomination to the Lord; but the prayers of them that walk honestly are acceptable with him.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination of Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The sacrifice of the wicked is a hateful thing to Jehovah, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
The Lord hates the sacrifice that the wicked offer, but he likes the prayers of honest people.
The Lord abhors the sacrifices of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, But the prayer of the upright is His delight.
The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but he delights in the prayers of the upright.
The Lord hates the gifts of the sinful, but the prayer of the faithful is His joy.
The sacrifice of lawless men, is an abomination to Yahweh, but, the prayer of the upright, is his delight.
The victims of the wicked are abominable to the Lord: the vows of the just are acceptable.
The sacrifices of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD; but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The Lord is pleased when good people pray, but hates the sacrifices that the wicked bring him.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord : but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The Lorde abhorreth the sacrifice of the vngodly: but the prayer of the righteous is acceptable vnto hym.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord , but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The sacrifices of wickyd men ben abhomynable to the Lord; avowis of iust men ben plesaunt.
The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright [is] His delight.
The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The sacrifice of the wicked is disgusting to Yahweh; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight.
The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.
The LORDE abhorreth ye sacrifice of the vngodly, but the prayer of the rightuous is acceptable vnto him.
God can't stand pious poses, but he delights in genuine prayers.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, But the prayer of the upright is His delight.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh,But the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
sacrifice: Proverbs 21:27, Proverbs 28:9, Isaiah 1:10-15, Isaiah 61:8, Isaiah 66:3, Jeremiah 6:20, Jeremiah 7:21-23, Amos 5:21, Amos 5:22, John 4:24
the prayer: Proverbs 15:29, 1 Chronicles 29:17, Psalms 17:1, Song of Solomon 2:14
Reciprocal: Genesis 18:32 - Oh Genesis 20:17 - General Leviticus 11:34 - General Numbers 23:1 - seven altars Deuteronomy 17:1 - for that 1 Samuel 13:9 - he offered 1 Kings 1:9 - slew 1 Kings 3:10 - pleased 1 Chronicles 21:26 - and called 2 Chronicles 33:19 - his prayer also Job 2:3 - an upright Job 8:6 - thou wert Job 16:17 - my prayer Job 22:3 - any pleasure Job 35:13 - God Psalms 10:17 - humble Psalms 19:14 - Let Psalms 33:1 - praise Psalms 51:16 - delightest Psalms 66:18 - If I regard Psalms 109:7 - and let Psalms 141:2 - Let my prayer Psalms 145:18 - call upon Proverbs 6:16 - an Proverbs 7:14 - I have peace offerings with me Proverbs 11:20 - upright Proverbs 12:22 - but Proverbs 17:15 - abomination Proverbs 21:3 - General Proverbs 21:4 - and the Ecclesiastes 5:1 - give Isaiah 1:11 - what purpose Isaiah 43:23 - honoured Isaiah 45:19 - Seek Isaiah 58:2 - they seek Jeremiah 7:10 - come Jeremiah 11:15 - to do Jeremiah 14:12 - and when Ezekiel 14:3 - should Ezekiel 20:3 - As I Hosea 5:6 - go Haggai 2:14 - So is this people Malachi 2:13 - insomuch Matthew 6:5 - when John 4:23 - the Father seeketh Acts 9:11 - for Philippians 4:6 - known 1 Timothy 2:8 - lifting 2 Timothy 2:22 - call Hebrews 11:4 - a more James 1:7 - General James 4:3 - and James 5:16 - The effectual 1 Peter 3:12 - his ears
Cross-References
But Abram said, "Lord GOD, what will You give me, since I am childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"
Then behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, "This man will not be your heir; but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir."
So He said to him, "Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon."
Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, and laid each half opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds.
Then God said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years.
"But I will also judge the nation whom they will serve, and afterward they will come out with many possessions.
Now it came about, when the sun had set, that it was very dark, and behold, a smoking oven and a flaming torch appeared which passed between these pieces.
Now Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?"
Show me a sign of good, That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, Because You, LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
"Ask for a sign for yourself from the LORD your God; make it deep as Sheol or high as heaven."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to the Lord,.... Even those sacrifices which were of divine appointment under the former dispensation, when offered by wicked men, without faith in Christ, without any sense of sin, repentance for it, and reformation from it; when these were used as a cloak for sin, under which they sheltered and satisfied themselves, and went on in sin; when they brought them "with a wicked mind", as in Proverbs 21:27; when either what they brought were not according to the law, the lame and the blind; or were not their own, but robbery for burnt sacrifice; or supposing that these would atone for their sins of themselves; when either of these, or all this, was the case, it was an abomination to the Lord; see Isaiah 1:11. Wherefore much more must Pagan sacrifices be an abomination to him; which were not of his appointing, and were offered to devils, and not to him; and which were many of them very inhuman and shocking; as giving a man's firstborn for his transgression, and the fruit of his body for the sin of his soul: and so likewise Papal sacrifices, the sacrifice of the mass; the bloodless sacrifice, the offering up again of the body and blood of Christ, they pretend to; which, as it is wicked and blasphemous, is an abomination to the Lord, and perhaps is chiefly intended. Sacrifice may stand for every religious duty performed by a wicked man, being hypocritically done, and with no good view; and all their good works, which seem to be so; and are either not according to the word and will of God, being never commanded by him, of which sort are many among the Papists; or they are not done in faith, and so sin, and do not spring from love to God; but are done with a heart full of enmity to him, and are not directed to his glory: in short, whatever is done by them, let it have ever such an appearance of devotion and goodness; yet if it is placed in the room of Christ, and used to the setting aside of his righteousness, satisfaction, and sacrifice, it is an abomination to the Lord;
but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight: the prayer of such, whose hearts are right with God; who have right spirits renewed in them; are Israelites indeed; have the truth of grace and root of the matter in them; are honest, sincere, and upright in heart: the prayer of such, which is an inwrought one, wrought in his heart by the Spirit of God, and so comes from God, and is his own breathing in him, must be well pleasing to him; that which is fervent, earnest, and importunate, which cometh not out of feigned lips, but from the heart, and is put up with a true heart, in the sincerity of it; the prayer of faith, the cry of the humble; the prayer which is addressed to God as a Father, in the name of Christ the Mediator, which comes perfumed with the incense of his mediation, introduced with the celebration of the divine perfections, contains humble confessions of sin and unworthiness, ascribes all blessings to the grace of God, and expresses thankfulness for favours received, is very acceptable and delightful to God; though it is the prayer of a poor, mean, despicable creature in his own eyes, and in the eyes of others, Psalms 102:17. This stands opposed to the pompous rites and ceremonies, the gaudy worship and costly sacrifices, of wicked men; such as used by the Papists.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 15:8. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination — Even the most sedulous attendance on the ordinances of God, and performance of the ceremonies of religion, is an abomination to the Lord, if the heart be not right with him, and the observance do not flow from a principle of pure devotion. No religious acts will do in place of holiness to the Lord.
The prayer of the upright is his delight. — What a motive to be upright; and what a motive to the upright to pray! But who is the upright? The man who is weary of sin, and sincerely desires the salvation of God; as well as he who has already received a measure of that salvation. Hence it is said in the next verse, "He loveth him that followeth after righteousness."
