Proverbs 15:8 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁸ The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: But the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination, hateful and exceedingly offensive to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is His delight! [Isa. 1:11; Jer. 6:20; Amos 5:22.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Common English Bible

⁸ The LORD detests the sacrifices of the wicked, but favors the prayers of those who do right.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ The sacrifices of the impious are abominable to the Lord. The vows of the just are appeasing.

Proverbs 15:8 Krydshenvisninger

2 Samuel 15:12

And while Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city Giloh. And the conspiracy grew strong, and the people with Absalom kept increasing.

1 Kings 3:10

It pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this.

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness; in the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen thy people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to thee.

Psalm 141:2

Let my prayer be counted as incense before thee, and the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice!

Psalm 17:1

Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry! Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit!

Proverbs 10:24

What the wicked dreads will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

Proverbs 15:29

The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the minds of fools.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent.

Proverbs 21:3

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

Proverbs 28:9

If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

Ecclesiastes 5:1

Guard your steps when you go to the house of God; to draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know that they are doing evil.

Song of Solomon 2:14

O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the covert of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face is comely.

Isaiah 61:8

For I the Lord love justice, I hate robbery and wrong; I will faithfully give them their recompense, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

Isaiah 66:3

“He who slaughters an ox is like him who kills a man; he who sacrifices a lamb, like him who breaks a dog's neck; he who presents a cereal offering, like him who offers swine's blood; he who makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like him who blesses an idol. These have chosen their own ways, and their soul delights in their abominations;

Jeremiah 6:20

To what purpose does frankincense come to me from Sheba, or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.

Daniel 9:23

At the beginning of your supplications a word went forth, and I have come to tell it to you, for you are greatly beloved; therefore consider the word and understand the vision.

Leviticus 7:18

If any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering is eaten on the third day, he who offers it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be credited to him; it shall be an abomination, and he who eats of it shall bear his iniquity.

Micah 6:6

“With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?

Micah 6:7

Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my first-born for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”

Haggai 2:14

Then Haggai said, “So is it with this people, and with this nation before me, says the Lord; and so with every work of their hands; and what they offer there is unclean.

Malachi 1:10

Oh, that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire upon my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts, and I will not accept an offering from your hand.

John 4:24

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”