Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
Sacrifice
With a wicked mind
General references
Bible References
Sacrifice
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah! The prayer of the upright is his delight.
Proverbs 28:9
The prayer of the person who will not listen to the law is disgusting.
1 Samuel 13:12
So I thought the Philistines will come against me at Gilgal. I have not sought Jehovah's favor. I felt pressured into sacrificing the burnt offering.
1 Samuel 15:21
The people took from the plunder of the flock the best of the sheep and cattle to sacrifice to Jehovah your God in Gilgal.
Psalm 50:8
I do not reprove you for your sacrifices or burnt offerings, which are constantly (always) in front of me.
Isaiah 1:11
Jehovah says: What do your many animal sacrifices mean to me? I have had enough of your burnt offerings of rams and enough fat from your fattened calves. I am not pleased with the blood of bulls, lambs, or male goats.
Isaiah 66:3
Whoever kills a bull is like someone who kills a person. Whoever sacrifices a lamb is like someone who breaks a dog's neck. Whoever offers a grain sacrifice is like someone who offers pig's blood. Whoever burns incense is like someone who worships an idol. People have certainly chosen their own ways, and they delight in detestable things.
Jeremiah 6:20
What purpose does frankincense come to me from Sheba and the sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable and your sacrifices are not pleasing to me.
Jeremiah 7:11
Has this house, called by my name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Behold, I, even I, have seen it, declares Jehovah.
Amos 5:21
I hate, I despise (reject) your feasts, and I will take no delight in your solemn assemblies.
With a wicked mind
Matthew 23:14
[Verse not found in oldest manuscripts.]
General references
Leviticus 11:34
If water from that pottery touches any food, the food is unclean. Any liquid that you drink from that pottery is unclean.
James 1:7
Do not let that man think that he will receive anything from God.