Proverbs 15:8
ContextNETBible | The Lord abhors 1 the sacrifices 2 of the wicked, 3 but the prayer 4 of the upright pleases him. 5 |
XREF | 1Ch 29:17; Ps 17:1; Pr 15:29; Pr 21:27; Pr 28:9; So 2:14; Isa 1:10-15; Isa 61:8; Isa 66:3; Jer 6:20; Jer 7:21-23; Am 5:21,22; Joh 4:24 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “an abomination of the 2 tn Heb “sacrifice” (so many English versions). 3 sn The sacrifices of the wicked are hated by the 4 sn J. H. Greenstone notes that if God will accept the prayers of the upright, he will accept their sacrifices; for sacrifice is an outer ritual and easily performed even by the wicked, but prayer is a private and inward act and not usually fabricated by unbelievers (Proverbs, 162). 5 tn Heb “[is] his pleasure.” The 3rd person masculine singular suffix functions as a subjective genitive: “he is pleased.” God is pleased with the prayers of the upright. |