Proverbs 15:8

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Summary

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Sacrifice

The prayer

General references

Bible References

Sacrifice

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

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

Give ear to the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom; let your hearts be turned to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah.

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.

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;

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.

These are the words of the Lord of armies, the God of Israel: Put your burned offerings with your offerings of beasts, and take flesh for your food.

Your feasts are disgusting to me, I will have nothing to do with them; I will take no delight in your holy meetings.

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

The prayer

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

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.

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.

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.

General references

Then Abraham made prayer to God, and God made Abimelech well again, and his wife and his women-servants, so that they had children.

Any food in it, and anything on which water from it comes, will be unclean: any drink taken from such a vessel will be unclean.

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

Let it not seem to such a man that he will get anything from the Lord;