Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifices of the ungodly are an abomination to the Lord; but the prayers of them that walk honestly are acceptable with him.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
7The lips of the wise are bound by discretion: but the hearts of the foolish are not safe.
Cross References
1 Kings 3:10And it was pleasing before the Lord, that Solomon asked this thing.
Psalms 17:1For the end, a Psalm of David the servant of the Lord; the words which he spoke to the Lord, even the words of this Song, in the day in which the Lord delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: and he said:
Proverbs 15:29b Let the heart of a man think justly, that his steps may be rightly ordered of God.
Proverbs 28:9He that turns away his ear from hearing the law, even he has + 28:9 Or, abhorred his prayer.made his prayer abominable.
Song of Solomon 2:14Thou art my dove, in the shelter of the rock, near the wall: shew me thy face, and cause me to hear thy voice; for thy voice is sweet, and thy countenance is beautiful.
Isaiah 1:11Of what value to me is the abundance of your sacrifices? saith the Lord: I am full of whole-burnt-offerings of rams; and I delight not in the fat of lambs, and the blood of bulls and goats:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:8
7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so. This is to the same purport with v. 2 , and shows what a blessing a wise man is and what a burden a fool is to those about him. Only here observe further, 1. That we then use knowledge aright when we disperse it, not confine it to a few of our intimates, and grudge it to others who would make as good use of it, but give a portion of this spiritual alms to seven and also to eight, not only be communicative, but diffusive, of this… Read the whole commentary →