Pro 15:8, 21:27 | JFB | STEP | 8, 9. 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 .

Proverbs 15:8

8, 9. 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 Ps 50:17; Isa 1:11.

Proverbs 21:27

27. God regards the heart, and hypocrisy is more odious than open inconsistency.

wicked mind—or, "design" (Pr 1:4).