Proverbs 15:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The offering of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright man is his delight.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

זֶ֣בַח רְ֭שָׁעִים תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וּתְפִלַּ֖ת יְשָׁרִ֣ים רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

Zeḇaḥ rəšāʿîm tôʿăḇat YHWH ûtəp̄illat yəšārîm rəṣônô

Grammar Details

• *Zeḇaḥ*: noun, masculine singular construct - sacrifice of
• *rəšāʿîm*: adjective, masculine plural - wicked ones
• *tôʿăḇat*: noun, feminine singular construct - abomination of
• YHWH: proper noun - divine name
• *ûtəp̄illat*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct - but prayer of
• *yəšārîm*: adjective, masculine plural - upright ones
• *rəṣônô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his delight/pleasure

Word Meanings

• *Zeḇaḥ rəšāʿîm*: sacrifice of wicked/offering of evil ones
• *tôʿăḇat YHWH*: abomination of YHWH/detestable to the LORD
• *ûtəp̄illat yəšārîm*: but prayer of upright/yet supplication of righteous
• *rəṣônô*: his delight/his pleasure/acceptable to him

Referenced Verses

• Prov 15:29 : 29 The Lord is far from sinners, but his ear is open to the prayer of the upright.
• Prov 21:27 : 27 The offering of evil-doers is disgusting: how much more when they give it with an evil purpose!
• 1 Chr 29:17 : 17 And I am conscious, my God, that you are the searcher of hearts, taking pleasure in righteousness. As for me, with an upright heart I have freely given all these things; and I have seen with joy your people who are here to make their offerings freely to you.
• Jer 6:20 : 20 To what purpose does sweet perfume come to me from Sheba, and spices from a far country? your burned offerings give me no pleasure, your offerings of beasts are not pleasing to me.
• Isa 1:10-15 : 10 Give ear to the word of the Lord, you rulers of Sodom; let your hearts be turned to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah. 11 What use to me is the number of the offerings which you give me? says the Lord; your burned offerings of sheep, and the best parts of fat cattle, are a weariness to me; I take no pleasure in the blood of oxen, or of lambs, or of he-goats. 12 At whose request do you come before me, making my house unclean with your feet? 13 Give me no more false offerings; the smoke of burning flesh is disgusting to me, so are your new moons and Sabbaths and your holy meetings. 14 Your new moons and your regular feasts are a grief to my soul: they are a weight in my spirit; I am crushed under them. 15 And when your hands are stretched out to me, my eyes will be turned away from you: even though you go on making prayers, I will not give ear: your hands are full of blood.
• Isa 61:8 : 8 For I, the Lord, take pleasure in upright judging; I will not put up with the violent taking away of right; and I will certainly give them their reward, and I will make an eternal agreement with them.
• Prov 28:9 : 9 As for the man whose ear is turned away from hearing the law, even his prayer is disgusting.
• Jer 7:21-23 : 21 These are the words of the Lord of armies, the God of Israel: Put your burned offerings with your offerings of beasts, and take flesh for your food. 22 For I said nothing to your fathers, and gave them no orders, on the day when I took them out of Egypt, about burned offerings or offerings of beasts: 23 But this was the order I gave them, saying, Give ear to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people: go in all the way ordered by me, so that all may be well for you.
• John 4:24 : 24 God is Spirit: then let his worshippers give him worship in the true way of the spirit.
• Eccl 5:1 : 1 Be not unwise with your mouth, and let not your heart be quick to say anything before God, because God is in heaven and you are on the earth--so let not the number of your words be great.
• Isa 66:3 : 3 He who puts an ox to death puts a man to death; he who makes an offering of a lamb puts a dog to death; he who makes a meal offering makes an offering of pig's blood; he who makes an offering of perfumes for a sign gives worship to an image: as they have gone after their desires, and their soul takes pleasure in their disgusting things;
• Ps 17:1 : 1 <A Prayer. Of David.> Let my cause come to your ears, O Lord, give attention to my cry; give ear to my prayer which goes not out from false lips.
• Song 2:14 : 14 O my dove, you are in the holes of the mountain sides, in the cracks of the high hills; let me see your face, let your voice come to my ears; for sweet is your voice, and your face is fair.
• Amos 5:21-22 : 21 Your feasts are disgusting to me, I will have nothing to do with them; I will take no delight in your holy meetings. 22 Even if you give me your burned offerings and your meal offerings, I will not take pleasure in them: I will have nothing to do with the peace-offerings of your fat beasts.