Proverbs 15:8

Catholic Public Domain Version

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:12

Absalom also summoned Ahithophel the Gilonite, a counselor of David, from his city, Giloh. And when he was immolating victims, a very strong oath was sworn, and the people, hurrying together, joined with Absalom.

1 Kings 3:10

And the word was pleasing before the Lord, that Solomon had requested this kind of thing.

1 Chronicles 29:17

I know, my God, that you test hearts, and that you love simplicity. Therefore, in the simplicity of my heart, I also have offered all these things joyfully. And I have seen, with immense gladness, your people, who have been found here, offering their donations to you.

Psalm 141:2

With my voice, I cried out to the Lord. With my voice, I made supplication to the Lord.

Psalm 17:1

Unto the end. For David, the servant of the Lord, who spoke the words of this canticle to the Lord, in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. And he said:

Proverbs 10:24

What the impious fear will overwhelm them. The just shall be given their desire.

Proverbs 15:29

The Lord is distant from the impious. And he will heed the prayers of the just.

Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise shall disseminate knowledge. The heart of the foolish will be dissimilar.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifices of the impious are abominable, because they are offered out of wickedness.

Proverbs 21:3

To do mercy and judgment is more pleasing to the Lord than sacrifices.

Proverbs 28:9

Whoever turns away his ears from listening to the law: his prayer will be detestable.

Ecclesiastes 5:1

You should not speak anything rashly, nor should your heart be hasty to present a word before God. For God is in heaven, and you are on earth. For this reason, let your words be few.

Song of Solomon 2:14

The flowers have appeared in our land; the time for pruning has arrived. The voice of the turtledove has been heard in our land.

Isaiah 61:8

For I am the Lord, who loves judgment and who holds hatred for robbery within a burnt offering. And I will turn their work into truth, and I will forge a perpetual covenant with them.

Isaiah 66:3

Whoever immolates an ox, it is as if he slaughters a man. Whoever sacrifices a sheep, it is as if he is smashing the head of a dog. Whoever offers an oblation, it is as if he is offering swine's blood. Whoever makes remembrance with incense, it is as if he is blessing an idol. All these things, they have chosen according to their own ways, and their soul has taken delight in their own abominations.

Jeremiah 6:20

For what reason are you bringing me frankincense from Sheba, and sweet smelling reeds from a far away land? Your holocausts are not acceptable, and your sacrifices are not pleasing to me."

Daniel 9:23

At the beginning of your prayers, the message came forth, yet I have come to explain it to you because you are a man who is seeking. Therefore, you must pay close attention to the message and understand the vision.

Leviticus 7:18

If anyone will have eaten from the flesh of the victim of peace offerings on the third day, the oblation will be nullified; neither will it benefit the one who offered it. But instead, whatever soul will contaminate itself with such foods will be guilty of a betrayal.

Micah 6:6

What worthy thing might I offer to the Lord, as I bend the knee before God on high? How could I offer holocausts to him, and one year-old calves?

Micah 6:7

Would the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with many thousands of fat he-goats? How could I give up my firstborn because of my evil deed, the fruit of my womb because of the sin of my soul?

Haggai 2:14

And Haggai said, "If the polluted in soul will have touched any of all these things, shall it be contaminated?" And the priests responded and said, "It shall be contaminated."

Malachi 1:10

Who is there among you that would close the doors and enflame my altar without pay? I have no favor in you, says the Lord of hosts. And I will not accept a gift from your hand.

John 4:24

God is Spirit. And so, those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth."