Proverbs 15:8

“The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to the Lord, etc.] 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 (<202127>Proverbs 21:27); when either what they brought were not according to the law, the lame and the blind; or were not their own, but robbery for burnt sacrifice; or supposing that these would atone for their sins of themselves; when either of these, or…”

“The sacrifice [and] prayer--are acts of worship. way . . . followeth . . . righteousness--denote conduct. God's regard for the worship and deeds of the righteous and wicked respectively, so stated in Psa 50:17; Isa 1:11.”

“Sacrifice - All the religious services, yea, the most costly; one kind being put for all the rest. Prayer - The cheapest and meanest services. Proverbs 15:11”

“15:8 God looks beyond the outward actions of sacrifice and prayers to see if they reflect the heart’s attitude (see also 21:27; Ps 40:6-8; Mic 6:6-8).”

“sacrifice: Pro 21:27, Pro 28:9; Isa 1:10-15, Isa 61:8, Isa 66:3; Jer 6:20, Jer 7:21-23; Amo 5:21, Amo 5:22; Joh 4:24 the prayer: Pro 15:29; Ch1 29:17; Psa 17:1; Sol 2:14 Proverbs 15:9”