The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
James 1:7 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) For that person must not suppose that a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways, will receive anything from 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 an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent.
When you spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you; even though you make many prayers, I will not listen; your hands are full of blood.
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.
You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.