The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
KJV
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4 additional translationsASV
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
WEB
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
YLT
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright is His delight.
DBT
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.