The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
James 1:7 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For truly, let not such a person imagine that he will receive anything [he asks for] from the Lord, American Standard Version (1901) For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord; Common English Bible People like that should never imagine that they will receive anything from the Lord. Catholic Public Domain Version then a man should not consider that he would receive anything from the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. |
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 abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you; yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering: for he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.