Proverbs 21:27
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?”Proverbs 21:27
What Does Proverbs 21:27 Mean?
Proverbs 21:27 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 21, verse 27 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 21:27 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 4:7“If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.”Proverbs 15:8“The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.”Ecclesiastes 5:1“Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.”Psalms 51:16“For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.”Isaiah 1:11“To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.”Isaiah 66:3“He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.”Psalms 109:7“When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.”Matthew 23:13“But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.”Proverbs 7:14“I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.”Jeremiah 6:20“To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.”1 Samuel 13:9“And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.”1 Samuel 15:21“But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.”Amos 5:21“I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.”Hebrews 11:4“By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.”James 1:7“For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.”1 Samuel 13:12“Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering.”2 Samuel 15:12“And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.”Psalms 50:8“I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.”Proverbs 21:4“An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.”Proverbs 28:9“He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.”
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