Proverbs 15:9
The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: he that followeth justice is beloved by him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
8The victims of the wicked are abominable to the Lord: the vows of the just are acceptable.
10Instruction is grievous to him that forsaketh the way of life: he that hateth reproof shall die.
Cross References
Psalms 5:5In the morning I will stand before thee, and will see: because thou art not a God that willest iniquity.
Psalms 146:8The Lord is gracious and merciful: patient and plenteous in mercy.
Proverbs 21:4Haughtiness of the eyes is the enlarging of the heart: the lamp of the wicked is sin.
Proverbs 21:21He that followeth justice and mercy, shall find life, justice, and glory.
Isaiah 51:1Give ear to me, you that follow that which is just, and you that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence you are hewn, and to the hole of the pit from which you are dug out.
Jeremiah 44:4And I sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising early, and sending, and saying: Do not commit 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 →