Proverbs 21:27
Christian Standard Bible
27 The sacrifice of a wicked person is detestable—
how much more so
when he brings it with ulterior motives!(A)
Proverbs 21:27
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Proverbs 28:9
Christian Standard Bible
9 Anyone who turns his ear away from hearing the law—
even his prayer is detestable.(A)
Proverbs 28:9
New International Version
9 If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction,
even their prayers are detestable.(A)
Ecclesiastes 5:1
Christian Standard Bible
Caution in God’s Presence
5 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Better to approach in obedience than to offer the sacrifice as fools do,(A) for they ignorantly do wrong.
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Ecclesiastes 5:1
New International Version
Fulfill Your Vow to God
5 [a]Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1 is numbered 4:17, and 5:2-20 is numbered 5:1-19.
Isaiah 1:11
Christian Standard Bible
11 “What are all your sacrifices to me?”
asks the Lord.
“I have had enough of burnt offerings and rams
and the fat of well-fed cattle;
I have no desire for the blood of bulls,
lambs, or male goats.(A)
Isaiah 1:11
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Jeremiah 6:20
Christian Standard Bible
20 What use to me is frankincense from Sheba(A)
or sweet cane(B) from a distant land?
Your burnt offerings are not acceptable;
your sacrifices do not please me.(C)
Micah 6:7
Christian Standard Bible
7 Would the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams(A)
or with ten thousand streams of oil?
Should I give my firstborn for my transgression,(B)
the offspring of my body for my own sin?
Micah 6:7
New International Version
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