Proverbs 15:9
The way of a wicked [man] is an abomination to Jehovah; but him that pursueth righteousness he loveth.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
10Grievous correction is for him that forsaketh the path; he that hateth reproof shall die.
Cross References
Psalms 5:5Insolent fools shall not stand before thine eyes; thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
Psalms 146:8Jehovah openeth [the eyes of] the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous;
Proverbs 21:4Lofty eyes, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
Proverbs 21:21He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
Isaiah 51:1Hearken unto me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock [whence] ye were hewn, and to the hole of the pit [whence] ye were digged.
Jeremiah 44:4And I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing which I hate!
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:9
8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord : but the prayer of the upright is his delight. Note, 1. God so hates wicked people, whose hearts are malicious and their lives mischievous, that even their sacrifices are an abomination to him. God has sacrifices brought him even by wicked men, to stop the mouth of conscience and to keep up their reputation in the world, as malefactors come to a sanctuary, not because it is a holy place, but because it shelters them from justice; but their sacrifices,… Read the whole commentary →