8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright is His delight.


In Context

5 A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.

6 In the house of the righteous is abundant strength, And in the increase of the wicked — trouble.

7 The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools is not right.

8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah, And the prayer of the upright is His delight.

9 An abomination to Jehovah is the way of the wicked, And whoso is pursuing righteousness He loveth.

10 Chastisement is grievous to him who is forsaking the path, Whoso is hating reproof dieth.

Proverbs 15:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:8The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:8The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:8The victims of the wicked are abominable to the Lord: the vows of the just are acceptable.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:8The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.