Pro 15:8, 28:9, Isa 1:11 | ESV | STEP | The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord , but the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him .

a ch. 21:27; Eccles. 5:1; Isa. 1:11, 15

b[ver. 29]

c[Ps. 109:7]; See ch. 15:8

d Prov. 15:8; Jer. 6:20; Mal. 1:10; [ch. 66:3]; See 1 Sam. 15:22

Proverbs 15:8

8 ^aThe sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but ^bthe prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.

Proverbs 28:9

9 If one turns away his ear from hearing the law,
even his ^cprayer is an abomination.

Isaiah 1:11

11 ^d“What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices?
says the Lord;
I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
and the fat of well-fed beasts;
I do not delight in the blood of bulls,
or of lambs, or of goats.