Proverbs 15:8 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 15:8

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, though ever so costly, are not accepted of God, because not offered in sincerity nor from... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord ,.... Even those sacrifices which were of divine appointment under the former dispensation, when offered by wicked men, without faith in Christ, without any sense of sin, repentance for it, and reformation from it; when these were used as a cloak for sin, under which they sheltered and satisfied themselves, and went on in sin; when they brought them "with a wicked mind", as in Proverbs 21:27 ; when either what they brought were... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination - Even the most sedulous attendance on the ordinances of God, and pert ormance of the ceremonies of religion, is an abomination to the Lord, if the heart be not right with him, and the observance do not flow from a principle of pure devotion. No religious acts will do in place of holiness to the Lord. The prayer of the upright is his delight - What a motive to be upright; and what a motive to the upright to pray! But who is the upright? The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord. The costly sacrifice of the wicked is contrasted with the prayer , unaccompanied with sacrifice, of the upright . The first clause occurs again in Proverbs 21:27 , and virtually in Proverbs 28:9 . But in the latter passage the prayer of the wicked is denounced as abomination. Sacrifice, as legal and ceremonial, would be more naturally open to the charge of deadness and unreality; while prayer, as spontaneous and not legally... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 15:8-9

God's hatreds and God's delights We all have our aversions, natural antipathies, acquired hatreds. A noted author not long ago published a book called 'Mes Haines.' What are the hatreds of him who is Love? They should be our aversions. I. THE SACRIFICE OF THE WICKED . ( Proverbs 15:8 .) It is not the man's works which make him good, but the justified man—the man made right with God—produces good works, and these, though imperfect, are well pleasing to God. The lack of heart... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 15:8-9

With whom God is pleased With whom is God well pleased? A great question, that has had many answers. The statement of the text gives us— I. GOD 'S ATTITUDE TOWARD THE WICKED . 1 . Their whole life is grievous to him. "The way of the wicked is an abomination," etc. And this, not because they hold some erroneous opinions, nor because they make many serious mistakes, nor because they are betrayed into occasional transgressions; but because they determinately withhold... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 15:8-9

Proverbs 15:8-9. The sacrifice of the wicked Or the religious services, yea, the best and most costly of them, one kind being put for all the rest; is an abomination to the Lord Because not offered with a sincere desire to glorify him, nor from a principle of faith and love, but is made a cloak for sin, is used to silence the clamours of conscience, and commute for the neglect of obedience to God’s moral commands: see the margin. It is justly observed by Mr. Scott here, that “the most... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 15:1-33

Bringing joy to others (15:1-33)Words can easily cheer others or enrage them, help them or hinder them. Therefore, people should think carefully about what they say (15:1-5). In addition to being wise in their speech, they must be honest in the way they earn their income (6-7). In fact, they must be upright in all aspects of their daily lives. Only then will God, from whom nothing can be hidden, accept their sacrifices and prayers (8-11). Another matter concerning habits of speech is that those... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 15:8

the wicked = lawless ones. is an abomination, &c. See note on Proverbs 3:32 . Illustrations: Cain (Genesis 4:5 .Hebrews 11:4; Hebrews 11:4 ); Saul (1 Samuel 15:22 , 1 Samuel 15:23 ); Jews (Isaiah 1:11-15 ; Isaiah 66:3 ). the upright = upright ones. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 15:8

"The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.""God will not allow himself to be `bought off' by gifts and sacrifices of the unrepentant."[6] As Kipling stated it, "Still stands thine ancient sacrifice, an humble and a contrite heart."[7] Anything else is an abomination. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Proverbs 15:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Proverbs 15:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 15:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 15:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 15:8-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 15:8-9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 15:8-9

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Proverbs 15:1-33

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Proverbs 15:8

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Proverbs 15:8

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