25 Bible Verses about Not Pleasing God

For you are not a God who delights in wickedness; evil may not dwell with you.

Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord GOD, and not rather that he should turn from his way and live?

For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Lord GOD; so turn, and live."

Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?

When you vow a vow to God, do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you vow.

His delight is not in the strength of the horse, nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,

For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.

"What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says the LORD; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed beasts; I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs, or of goats.

And Samuel said, "Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.

in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure.

When he said above, "You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings" (these are offered according to the law),

What use to me is frankincense that comes from Sheba, or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.

They shall not pour drink offerings of wine to the LORD, and their sacrifices shall not please him. It shall be like mourners' bread to them; all who eat of it shall be defiled; for their bread shall be for their hunger only; it shall not come to the house of the LORD.

And this second thing you do. You cover the LORD's altar with tears, with weeping and groaning because he no longer regards the offering or accepts it with favor from your hand.

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty if you are in the right, or is it gain to him if you make your ways blameless?

I will destine you to the sword, and all of you shall bow down to the slaughter, because, when I called, you did not answer; when I spoke, you did not listen, but you did what was evil in my eyes and chose what I did not delight in."

I also will choose harsh treatment for them and bring their fears upon them, because when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, they did not listen; but they did what was evil in my eyes and chose that in which I did not delight."

Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

But if he says, 'I have no pleasure in you,' behold, here I am, let him do to me what seems good to him."

Moses said to the LORD, "Why have you dealt ill with your servant? And why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all this people on me?

Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness.

As for my sacrificial offerings, they sacrifice meat and eat it, but the LORD does not accept them. Now he will remember their iniquity and punish their sins; they shall return to Egypt.

"I hate, I despise your feasts, and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.

Oh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the LORD of hosts, and I will not accept an offering from your hand.

who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us out, and displease God and oppose all mankind