The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
James 1:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 detestable to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The sacrifice of a wicked person is detestable – how much more so when he brings it with ulterior motives!
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will refuse to look at you; even if you offer countless prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind.
You ask and don’t receive because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.