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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,{HR}Even his prayer is an abomination. (Prov. 28:9)

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Isa. 1:11• ¹¹To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith Jehovah: 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 Jehovah love judgment, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give their recompense 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 his worshippers must worship [him] in spirit and truth. (John 4:24)

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Prov. 21:27• ²⁷The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;{HR}How much more [when] he bringeth it with a wicked purpose! (Prov. 21:27)

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Prov. 28:9• ⁹He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law,{HR}Even his prayer is an abomination. (Prov. 28:9)

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Isa. 1:10‑15• ¹⁰Hear the word of Jehovah, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrha.
¹¹To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith Jehovah: 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 trample my courts?
¹³Bring no more vain oblations: incense is an abomination unto me; new moon and Sabbath, the calling of assemblies, — I cannot endure iniquity and 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 Jehovah love judgment, I hate robbery with iniquity; and I will give their recompense 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 slayeth a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb breaketh a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation [is as] swine's blood; he that burneth incense [is as] he that blesseth an idol. As 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 Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Add your burnt-offerings to your sacrifices, and eat the flesh.
²²For I spoke not unto your fathers, nor commanded them concerning burnt-offerings and sacrifices, in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt;
²³but I commanded them this thing, saying, Hearken unto my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people; and walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with 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 his worshippers must worship [him] in spirit and truth. (John 4:24)

the prayer.

Prov. 15:29• ²⁹Jehovah [is] far from the wicked;{HR}But he heareth the prayer of the righteous. (Prov. 15:29)

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1 Chron. 29:17• ¹⁷And I know, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart have I willingly offered all these things; and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, offer willingly to thee. (1 Chron. 29:17)

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Psa. 17:1• ¹A prayer of David.{HR}Hear, O Jehovah, righteousness; attend unto my cry;{HR}Give ear unto my prayer [which is] not from lips of deceit. (Psa. 17:1)

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Song of Sol. 2:14• ¹⁴My dove, in the clefts of the rock,{HR}In the covert of the precipice,{HR}Let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice;{HR}For sweet [is] thy voice, and thy countenance 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)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to Jehovah;{HR}But the prayer of the upright [is] His delight.