Proverbs 15:9
The derech rashah is a to'evah unto Hashem, 1 but He loveth him that pursueth tzedakah. 1
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Psalms 5:5For Thou art not El that hath pleasure in resha; 1 neither shall rah dwell with Thee. 1
Psalms 146:8Hashem openeth the eyes of the ivrim: 1 Hashem raiseth them that are bowed down: 1 Hashem loveth the tzaddikim: 1
Proverbs 21:4A high and haughty eye, 1 and a proud levner resha'im (the lamp of the wicked ones) — are chattat (sin). 1
Proverbs 21:21He that pursueth tzedakah and chesed 1 findeth chayyim, tzedakah, and kavod. 1
Isaiah 51:1Pay heed to Me, ye that pursue tzedek, 1 ye that seek Hashem; 1 look unto the Tzur from where ye are cut, 1 and to the quarry from where ye were hewn. 1
Jeremiah 44:4Howbeit I sent unto you all My avadim the Nevi'im, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this to'evah (abominable thing) that 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 →