Proverbs 15:8
The zevach of the resha'im is a to'evah to Hashem, 1 but the tefillah (prayer) of the yesharim is His delight. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
7The sfatayim (lips) of chachamim disperse da'as, 1 but the lev of kesilim doeth not so. 1
9The derech rashah is a to'evah unto Hashem, 1 but He loveth him that pursueth tzedakah. 1
Cross References
1 Kings 3:10And the davar was pleasing in the eyes of Adonoi, that Sh'lomo had made request of this davar.
Psalms 17:1(Tefillah of Dovid) 1 attend unto my cry, 1 give ear unto my tefillah, that goeth not out of lips of mirmah (deceit). 1
Proverbs 15:29Hashem is far from the resha'im, 1 but He heareth the tefillah of the tzaddikim. 1
Proverbs 28:9He that turneth away his ozen from mishmo'a torah (heeding torah), 1 even his tefillah (prayer) shall be to'evah (abomination). 1
Song of Solomon 2:14O my yonah (dove), that art in the clefts of the rock, 1 in the seter (secret place) of the cliff, 1 let me see thy countenance, 1 let me hear thy voice; 1 for sweet is thy voice, 1 and thy countenance is lovely. 1
Isaiah 1:11To what purpose is the multitude 1 of your zevakhim unto Me? saith Hashem; 1 I am fed up of the olot (burnt offerings) of rams, 1 and the fat of fed beasts; 1 and I delight not in the dahm of bulls, 1 or of lambs, or of goats. 1
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 →