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Prov. 15:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

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Prov. 28:9• ⁹He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. (Prov. 28:9)

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Isa. 1:11• ¹¹To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith 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. (Isa. 1:11)

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Isa. 61:8• ⁸For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. (Isa. 61:8)

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Jer. 6:20• ²⁰To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me. (Jer. 6:20)

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Amos 5:22• ²²Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. (Amos 5:22)

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John 4:24• ²⁴God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. (John 4:24)

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sacrifice.

Prov. 21:27• ²⁷The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind? (Prov. 21:27)

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Prov. 28:9• ⁹He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. (Prov. 28:9)

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Isa. 1:10‑15• ¹⁰Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
¹¹To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith 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.
¹²When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?
¹³Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
¹⁴Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them.
¹⁵And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. (Isa. 1:10‑15)

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Isa. 61:8• ⁸For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. (Isa. 61:8)

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Isa. 66:3• ³He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations. (Isa. 66:3)

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Jer. 6:20• ²⁰To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me. (Jer. 6:20)

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Jer. 7:21‑23• ²¹Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.
²²For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:
²³But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you. (Jer. 7:21‑23)

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Amos 5:21‑22• ²¹I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
²²Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. (Amos 5:21‑22)

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John 4:24• ²⁴God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. (John 4:24)

the prayer.

Prov. 15:29• ²⁹The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. (Prov. 15:29)

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1 Chron. 29:17• ¹⁷I 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. (1 Chron. 29:17)

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Psa. 17:1• ¹<<A Prayer of David.>> Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. (Psa. 17:1)

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Song of Sol. 2:14• ¹⁴O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. (Song of Sol. 2:14)

• “They that are in the flesh cannot please God.” The sacrifice of the wicked, together with all their ways, is but evil in His sight. (“Proverbs Fifteen” by H.A. Ironside)

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