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Proverbs 21:27

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¶ The sacrifice of the wicked [is] abomination: how much more, [when] he bringeth it with a wicked mind?

The sacrifice {H2077} of the wicked {H7563} is abomination {H8441}: how much more, when he bringeth {H935} it with a wicked mind {H2154}?

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with vile motives.

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent!

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind!

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Cross-References

  • Isaiah 66:3 (7 votes)

    He 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.

  • Proverbs 15:8 (6 votes)

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

  • Jeremiah 6:20 (5 votes)

    To 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.

  • Matthew 23:13 (4 votes)

    But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in [yourselves], neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.

  • 1 Samuel 15:21 (3 votes)

    But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.

  • 1 Samuel 15:23 (3 votes)

    For rebellion [is as] the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness [is as] iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from [being] king.

  • Psalms 50:8 (3 votes)

    I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, [to have been] continually before me.