Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 21:27
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Berean Standard Bible
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!
King James Version
The sacrifice of the wicked [is] abomination: how much more, [when] he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
World English Bible
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination— how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind!
American Standard Version
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind!
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 21
25 The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
26 All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!
28 A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.
29 A wicked man hardens his face, but the upright man makes his way sure.
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