Proverbs 15:9
An abomination to Jehovah [is] the way of the wicked, And whoso is pursuing righteousness He loveth.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
10Chastisement [is] grievous to him who is forsaking the path, Whoso is hating reproof dieth.
Cross References
Psalms 5:5The boastful station not themselves before Thine eyes: Thou hast hated all working iniquity.
Psalms 146:8Jehovah is loosing the prisoners, Jehovah is opening (the eyes of) the blind, Jehovah is raising the bowed down, Jehovah is loving the righteous,
Proverbs 21:4Loftiness of eyes, and breadth of heart, Tillage of the wicked [is] sin.
Proverbs 21:21Whoso is pursuing righteousness and kindness, Findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
Isaiah 51:1Hearken unto Me, ye pursuing righteousness, Seeking Jehovah, Look attentively unto the rock — ye have been hewn, And unto the hole of the pit — ye have been digged.
Jeremiah 44:4'And I send unto you all my servants, the prophets, rising early and sending, saying: I pray you, do not this abomination that I have hated —
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 →