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Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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ASV

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.

KJV

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

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7 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
זֶ֣בַחZe.vach[the] sacrifice ofH2077 →
רְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imwicked [people]H7563 →
תּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.Vat[is] [the] abomination ofH8441 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וּתְפִלַּ֖תu.te.fi.Latand [is the] prayer ofH8605 →
יְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.Rimupright [people]H3477 →
רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃re.tzo.Nodelight hisH7522 →

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Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.James 5:16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.Psalms 19:14May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.Psalms 66:18If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.Proverbs 15:29The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.Proverbs 21:3To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.Psalms 145:18The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.1 Peter 3:12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”1 Chronicles 29:17I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.Proverbs 21:27The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!James 4:3And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures.Isaiah 1:10–15Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!Proverbs 28:9Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.Jeremiah 6:20What use to Me is frankincense from Sheba or sweet cane from a distant land? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable; your sacrifices do not please Me.”Psalms 141:2May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.John 4:23But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.Isaiah 61:8For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery and iniquity; in My faithfulness I will give them their recompense and make an everlasting covenant with them.Isaiah 1:11“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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