Proverbs 15:8

Bible in Basic English 1965

The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:12

And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, one of David's helpers, from Giloh his town, while he was making the offerings. And the design against David became strong, for more and more people were joined to Absalom.

1 Kings 3:10

Now these words and Solomon's request were pleasing to the Lord.

1 Chronicles 29:17

And I am conscious, my God, that you are the searcher of hearts, taking pleasure in righteousness. As for me, with an upright heart I have freely given all these things; and I have seen with joy your people who are here to make their offerings freely to you.

Psalm 141:2

Let my prayer be ordered before you like a sweet smell; and let the lifting up of my hands be like the evening offering.

Psalm 17:1

A Prayer. Of David. Let my cause come to your ears, O Lord, give attention to my cry; give ear to my prayer which goes not out from false lips.

Proverbs 10:24

The thing feared by the evil-doer will come to him, but the upright man will get his desire.

Proverbs 15:29

The Lord is far from sinners, but his ear is open to the prayer of the upright.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.

Proverbs 21:27

The offering of evil-doers is disgusting: how much more when they give it with an evil purpose!

Proverbs 21:3

To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.

Proverbs 28:9

As for the man whose ear is turned away from hearing the law, even his prayer is disgusting.

Ecclesiastes 5:1

Put your feet down with care when you go to the house of God, for it is better to give ear than to make the burned offerings of the foolish, whose knowledge is only of doing evil.

Song of Solomon 2:14

O my dove, you are in the holes of the mountain sides, in the cracks of the high hills; let me see your face, let your voice come to my ears; for sweet is your voice, and your face is fair.

Isaiah 61:8

For I, the Lord, take pleasure in upright judging; I will not put up with the violent taking away of right; and I will certainly give them their reward, and I will make an eternal agreement with them.

Isaiah 66:3

He who puts an ox to death puts a man to death; he who makes an offering of a lamb puts a dog to death; he who makes a meal offering makes an offering of pig's blood; he who makes an offering of perfumes for a sign gives worship to an image: as they have gone after their desires, and their soul takes pleasure in their disgusting things;

Jeremiah 6:20

To what purpose does sweet perfume come to me from Sheba, and spices from a far country? your burned offerings give me no pleasure, your offerings of beasts are not pleasing to me.

Daniel 9:23

At the first word of your prayer a word went out, and I have come to give you knowledge; for you are a man dearly loved: so give thought to the word and let the vision be clear to you.

Leviticus 7:18

And if any of the flesh of the peace-offering is taken as food on the third day, it will not be pleasing to God and will not be put to the account of him who gives it; it will be unclean and a cause of sin to him who takes it as food.

Micah 6:6

With what am I to come before the Lord and go with bent head before the high God? am I to come before him with burned offerings, with young oxen a year old?

Micah 6:7

Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of sheep or with ten thousand rivers of oil? am I to give my first child for my wrongdoing, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

Haggai 2:14

Then Haggai said, So is this people and so is this nation before me, says the Lord; and so is every work of their hands; and the offering they give there is unclean.

Malachi 1:10

If only there was one among you who would see that the doors were shut, so that you might not put a light to the fire on my altar for nothing! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of armies, and I will not take an offering from your hands.

John 4:24

God is Spirit: then let his worshippers give him worship in the true way of the spirit.