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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The LORD detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The LORD detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but he delights in the prayers of the upright.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The sacrifice of the wicked <i>is</i> an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright <i>is</i> his delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The sacrifice of the wicked <i>is</i> an abomination to the LORD, But the prayer of the upright <i>is</i> His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, But the prayer of the upright is His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, But the prayer of the upright is His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, But the prayer of the upright is His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, But the prayer of the upright is His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The sacrifice of the wicked is hateful <i>and</i> exceedingly offensive to the LORD, But the prayer of the upright is His delight!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD is disgusted by gifts from the wicked, but it makes him happy when his people pray. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A sacrifice brought by wicked people is disgusting to the LORD, but the prayers of decent people please him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is pleased when good people pray, but hates the sacrifices that the wicked bring him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD abhors the sacrifices of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright is his delight. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to YHWH, "" And the prayer of the upright [is] His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright is His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The sacrifice of the unjust an abomination of Jehovah: and the prayer of the upright his acceptance.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The victims of the wicked are abominable to the Lord: the vows of the just are acceptable. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The sacrifices of the impious are abominable to the Lord. The vows of the just are appeasing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The sacrifices of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD; but the prayer of the upright is his delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH despises the sacrifices of the evil and his pleasure is in the prayer of the upright.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD; But the prayer of the upright is His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The sacrifices of the ungodly are an abomination to the Lord; but the prayers of them that walk honestly are acceptable with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/15-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=2852" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/15.htm">A Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrath</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2077.htm" title="2077: ze·ḇaḥ (N-msc) -- A sacrifice. From zabach; properly, a slaughter, i.e. The flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice.">The sacrifice</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rə·šā·‘îm (Adj-mp) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">of the wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/8441.htm" title="8441: tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ (N-fsc) -- Or tonebah; feminine active participle of ta'ab; properly, something disgusting, i.e. an abhorrence; especially idolatry or an idol.">is detestable</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8605.htm" title="8605: ū·ṯə·p̄il·laṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Prayer. From palal; intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn.">but the prayer</a> <a href="/hebrew/3477.htm" title="3477: yə·šā·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Straight, right. From yashar; straight.">of the upright</a> <a href="/hebrew/7522.htm" title="7522: rə·ṣō·w·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will. Or ratson; from ratsah; delight.">is His delight.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-15</a></span><br />“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. / When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts? / Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/51-16.htm">Psalm 51:16-17</a></span><br />For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings. / The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a></span><br />But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a></span><br />For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-6.htm">Micah 6:6-8</a></span><br />With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves? / Would the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I present my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? / He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-21.htm">Amos 5:21-24</a></span><br />“I hate, I despise your feasts! I cannot stand the stench of your solemn assemblies. / Even though you offer Me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them; for your peace offerings of fattened cattle I will have no regard. / Take away from Me the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-13.htm">Matthew 9:13</a></span><br />But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-8.htm">Matthew 15:8-9</a></span><br />‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-33.htm">Mark 12:33</a></span><br />and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-10.htm">Luke 18:10-14</a></span><br />“Two men went up to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. / The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. / I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-5.htm">Hebrews 10:5-10</a></span><br />Therefore, when Christ came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me. / In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight. / Then I said, ‘Here I am, it is written about Me in the scroll: I have come to do Your will, O God.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-22.htm">1 John 3:22</a></span><br />and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-6.htm">Psalm 40:6-8</a></span><br />Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require. / Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—it is written about me in the scroll: / I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-20.htm">Jeremiah 6:20</a></span><br />What 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-10.htm">Malachi 1:10</a></span><br />“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.</p><p class="hdg">sacrifice</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/21-27.htm">Proverbs 21:27</a></b></br> The sacrifice of the wicked <i>is</i> abomination: how much more, <i>when</i> he bringeth it with a wicked mind?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/28-9.htm">Proverbs 28:9</a></b></br> He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer <i>shall be</i> abomination.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-10.htm">Isaiah 1:10-15</a></b></br> Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah… </p><p class="hdg">the prayer</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/15-29.htm">Proverbs 15:29</a></b></br> The LORD <i>is</i> far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/29-17.htm">1 Chronicles 29:17</a></b></br> I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/17-1.htm">Psalm 17:1</a></b></br> A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, <i>that goeth</i> not out of feigned lips.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/13-19.htm">Abomination</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-22.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-22.htm">Detests</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-19.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-5.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-6.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/psalms/135-6.htm">Pleases</a> <a href="/psalms/143-1.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-6.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-6.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/15-9.htm">Abomination</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-13.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-9.htm">Detests</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-9.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-9.htm">Evil-Doer</a> <a href="/proverbs/17-8.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-1.htm">Pleases</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-29.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-3.htm">Sacrifice</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-19.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-9.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/15-1.htm">A gentle answer turns away wrath</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD</b><br>This phrase highlights the importance of the heart's condition over mere ritualistic practices. In ancient Israel, sacrifices were a central part of worship, as outlined in Leviticus. However, God consistently emphasized that He desires obedience and righteousness over sacrifices (<a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a>, <a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-17</a>). The term "wicked" refers to those who live in rebellion against God's commands, suggesting that their offerings are insincere. This aligns with Jesus' teaching in <a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27-28</a>, where He criticizes the Pharisees for their outward religiosity but inward corruption. The Hebrew word for "detestable" is often used in the context of idolatry, indicating that God views insincere worship as an abomination.<p><b>but the prayer of the upright is His delight</b><br>In contrast to the sacrifices of the wicked, the prayers of the upright are pleasing to God. The "upright" are those who live in accordance with God's will, demonstrating integrity and righteousness. This reflects the biblical principle that God values a contrite heart and genuine relationship over external rituals (<a href="/psalms/51-17.htm">Psalm 51:17</a>). Prayer, as a form of communication with God, is accessible to all and does not require the elaborate rituals associated with sacrifices. This is further emphasized in the New Testament, where Jesus teaches about the power and importance of sincere prayer (<a href="/matthew/6-5.htm">Matthew 6:5-8</a>). The delight God takes in the prayers of the upright underscores His desire for a personal and authentic relationship with His followers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, representing God, who is the ultimate judge of human actions and intentions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Individuals who live in opposition to God's commands and whose sacrifices are not pleasing to Him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_upright.htm">The Upright</a></b><br>Those who live righteously and in accordance with God's will, whose prayers are a delight to Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_heart_of_worship.htm">The Heart of Worship</a></b><br>God values the condition of our hearts over the external acts of worship. True worship stems from a sincere and obedient heart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_hypocrisy.htm">The Danger of Hypocrisy</a></b><br>Engaging in religious rituals without genuine faith and repentance is detestable to God. We must examine our motives and ensure they align with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a></b><br>The prayers of the righteous are a delight to God. We should strive to live upright lives so that our prayers are effective and pleasing to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/righteous_living.htm">Righteous Living</a></b><br>Living a life that aligns with God's commands is more important than merely performing religious duties. Our actions should reflect our faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_delight_in_the_upright.htm">God's Delight in the Upright</a></b><br>God takes pleasure in the prayers of those who live righteously. This should encourage us to pursue holiness and integrity in our daily lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_reject_some_sacrifices.htm">Proverbs 15:8: Why does a just and loving God reject certain sacrifices yet accept others if He’s truly impartial? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_temptation_has_overtaken_you.htm">Why are the wicked's prayers considered an abomination?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_wicked_prayers_abominable.htm">Why are the wicked's prayers considered an abomination?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'the_one_who_was,_is,_and_is_to_come'_mean.htm">Does God hear us if we ask by His will?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord.--</span>And their prayers also (<a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm" title="To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to me? said the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.">Isaiah 1:11</a>). The worthlessness of sacrifice without obedience (comp. <a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm" title="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.">1Samuel 15:22</a>) may be here especially mentioned, because men are apt to think that what involves cost and trouble must be pleasing to God, even when not accompanied with what alone He cares for, a loving heart.<p><span class= "bld">The prayer of the upright is his delight.--</span>Even when offered by itself, without sacrifice.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord.</span> The costly sacrifice of the wicked is contrasted with <span class="cmt_word">the prayer</span>, unaccompanied with sacrifice, <span class="cmt_word">of the upright</span>. The first clause occurs again in <a href="/proverbs/21-27.htm">Proverbs 21:27</a>, and virtually in <a href="/proverbs/28-9.htm">Proverbs 28:9</a>. But in the latter passage the prayer of the wicked is denounced as abomination. Sacrifice, as legal and ceremonial, would be more naturally open to the charge of deadness and unreality; while prayer, as spontaneous and not legally enjoined, might be deemed less liable to for realism; all the more hateful, therefore, it is if not offered from the heart. The worthlessness of external worship without obedience and devotion of the heart is often urged by the prophets (see <a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a>; <a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11</a>, etc.; <a href="/jeremiah/6-20.htm">Jeremiah 6:20</a>; <a href="/hosea/5-6.htm">Hosea 5:6</a>; <a href="/amos/5-22.htm">Amos 5:22</a>; see also Ecclus. 31:18, etc.). The lesson was needed that the value of sacrifice depended upon the mind and disposition of the offerer, the tendency being to rest in the <span class="accented">opus operatum</span>, as if the external action was all that was necessary to make the worshipper accepted. This text was wrested by the Donatists to support their notion of the inefficacy of heretical baptism. St. Augustine replied that the validity of the sacrament depended not on the spiritual condition of the minister, but on the appointment of Christ. The text has also been applied to confirm the opinion that all the acts of unjustified man are sin. The truer view is that God's grace does act beyond the limits of his visible Church, and that the inspiration of the Holy Spirit concurs with the free will of man before he is formally justified. The second clause recurs virtually in ver. 29. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/15-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The sacrifice</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֣בַח</span> <span class="translit">(ze·ḇaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2077.htm">Strong's 2077: </a> </span><span class="str2">A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wicked</span><br /><span class="heb">רְ֭שָׁעִים</span> <span class="translit">(rə·šā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is detestable</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8441.htm">Strong's 8441: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but the prayer</span><br /><span class="heb">וּתְפִלַּ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ṯə·p̄il·laṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8605.htm">Strong's 8605: </a> </span><span class="str2">Intercession, supplication, a hymn</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the upright</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשָׁרִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(yə·šā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3477.htm">Strong's 3477: </a> </span><span class="str2">Straight, right</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is His delight.</span><br /><span class="heb">רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(rə·ṣō·w·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7522.htm">Strong's 7522: </a> </span><span class="str2">Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/15-8.htm">Proverbs 15:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/15-8.htm">Proverbs 15:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/15-8.htm">Proverbs 15:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/15-8.htm">Proverbs 15:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/15-8.htm">Proverbs 15:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/15-8.htm">Proverbs 15:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/15-8.htm">Proverbs 15:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/15-8.htm">Proverbs 15:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/15-8.htm">Proverbs 15:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/15-8.htm">Proverbs 15:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/15-8.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice made by the wicked (Prov. 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