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Proverbs 21:27
27The sacrifice of wicked people is disgusting, especially if they bring it with evil intent.
Proverbs 21:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
- New International Version (NIV)The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with evil intent!
- English Standard Version (ESV)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; How much more when he brings it with wicked intent!
Context of Proverbs 21:27
25The desire of a lazy person will kill him because his hands refuse to work. 26All day long he feels greedy, but a righteous person gives and does not hold back. The sacrifice of wicked people is disgusting, especially if they bring it with evil intent. 28A lying witness will die, but a person who listens to advice will continue to speak. 29A wicked person puts up a bold front, but a decent person’s way of life is his own security.
Read all of Proverbs 21Proverbs 21:27 word by word
זֶ֣בַח רְ֭שָׁעִים תּוֹעֵבָ֑ה אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי־בְזִמָּ֥ה יְבִיאֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 21:27
- Proverbs 15:8A sacrifice brought by wicked people is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayers of decent people please him.
- Proverbs 28:9Surely the prayer of someone who refuses to listen to ⌞God’s⌟ teachings is disgusting.
- 1 Samuel 13:12So I thought, ‘Now, the Philistines will come against me at Gilgal, but I haven’t sought the Lord’s favor.’ I felt pressured into sacrificing the burnt offering.”
- 1 Samuel 15:21The army took some of their belongings—the best sheep and cows were claimed for God—in order to sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal.”
- Psalms 50:8I am not criticizing you for your sacrifices or burnt offerings, which are always in front of me.
- Isaiah 1:11The Lord asks, “What do your many animal sacrifices mean to me? I’ve had enough of your burnt offerings of rams and enough fat from your fattened calves. I’m not pleased with the blood of bulls, lambs, or male goats.
- Isaiah 66:3Whoever kills a bull is like someone who kills a person. Whoever sacrifices a lamb is like someone who breaks a dog’s neck. Whoever offers a grain sacrifice is like someone who ⌞offers⌟ pig’s blood. Whoever burns incense is like someone who worships an idol. People have certainly chosen their own ways, and their souls delight in detestable things.
- Jeremiah 6:20Incense that comes from Sheba is no good to me. Sugar cane that comes from a distant land is no good to me. I won’t accept your burnt offerings. I’m not pleased with your sacrifices.
- Jeremiah 7:11The house that is called by my name has become a gathering place for thieves. I have seen what you are doing,’ ” declares the Lord.
- Amos 5:21I hate your festivals; I despise them. I’m not pleased with your religious assemblies.
- Proverbs 9:9Give ⌞advice⌟ to a wise person, and he will become even wiser. Teach a righteous person, and he will learn more.
Commentaries on Proverbs 21:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27When he bringeth it with a wicked mind? - If such a person even bring the sacrifices and offerings which God requires, they are an abomination to him, because the man is wicked; and if such offerings be imperfect in themselves, or of goods ill-gotten, or offered by constraint of custom, etc., they are doubly abominable.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27A lower depth even than Proverbs 15:8. The wicked man may connect his devotion with his guilt, offer his sacrifice and vow his vow (as men have done under paganism or corrupted Christianity) for success in the perpetration of a crime.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27Verse 27 When holiness is pretended, but wickedness intended, that especially is an abomination.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. God regards the heart, and hypocrisy is more odious than open inconsistency. wicked mind--or, "design" (Pr 1:4).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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