Proverbs 15:8

The Passion Translation

It is despicable to the Lord when people use the worship of the Almighty as a cloak for their sin, but every prayer of the righteous is pleasing to his heart.

Cross References

Psalm 141:2

Let my prayer be as the evening sacrifice that burns like fragrant incense, rising as my offering to you as I lift up my hands in surrendered worship!

Psalm 17:1

Listen to me, Lord. Hear the passionate prayer of this honest man. My cause is just and my need is real. I’ve done what’s right and my lips speak truth.

Proverbs 10:24

The lawless are haunted by their fears and what they dread will come upon them, but the longings of the lovers of God will all be fulfilled.

Proverbs 15:29

The Lord doesn’t respond to the wicked, but he’s moved to answer the prayers of the righteous.

Proverbs 15:7

When wisdom speaks, revelation-knowledge is released, but finding true wisdom in the word of a fool is futile.

Proverbs 21:27

To bring an offering to God with an ulterior motive is detestable, for it amounts to nothing but hypocrisy.

Proverbs 21:3

It pleases God more when we demonstrate godliness and justice than when we merely offer him a sacrifice.

Proverbs 28:9

If you close your heart and refuse to listen to God’s instruction, even your prayer will be despised.

Song of Solomon 2:14

For you are my dove, hidden in the split-open rock. It was I who took you and hid you up high in the secret stairway of the sky. Let me see your radiant face and hear your sweet voice. How beautiful your eyes of worship and lovely your voice in prayer.

Isaiah 61:8

“For I, Yahweh, love fairness and justice, and I hate stealing and sin. I will rightly repay them because of my faithfulness and enter into an everlasting covenant with them.

Isaiah 66:3

But the one who offers a bull with no humility is like one who kills a man. The one who offers a lamb without contrition is like one who breaks a dog’s neck. The one who brings grain offerings with no heart-purity is like one who offers pig’s blood! The one who offers incense with no sincerity is like one who kisses an idol! They have all chosen their own way, not mine, and they take delight in these disgusting things!

Jeremiah 6:20

“What use to me is all this frankincense that you’ve imported from Sheba and all these exotic spices from distant lands? I will not accept your burnt offerings; the aroma of your sacrifices is no longer sweet to me.”

Daniel 9:23

As soon as you began to pray, God gave you an answer, for you are a precious treasure to God! Now, carefully consider the message and understand the revelation of the vision.