The Meaning of Proverbs 21:27 Explained

Proverbs 21:27

KJV: The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?

YLT: The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination, Much more when in wickedness he bringeth it.

Darby: The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more when they bring it with a wicked purpose!

ASV: The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind!

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The sacrifice  of the wicked  [is] abomination:  how much more, [when] he bringeth  it with a wicked mind? 

What does Proverbs 21:27 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 21

1  The king's heart in the hand of the Lord

What do the individual words in Proverbs 21:27 mean?

The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination how much more how much more with wicked intent [when] he brings it
זֶ֣בַח רְ֭שָׁעִים תּוֹעֵבָ֑ה אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי־ בְזִמָּ֥ה ؟ יְבִיאֶֽנּוּ

זֶ֣בַח  The  sacrifice 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: זֶבַח  
Sense: sacrifice.
רְ֭שָׁעִים  of  the  wicked 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רָשָׁע  
Sense: wicked, criminal.
תּוֹעֵבָ֑ה  [is]  an  abomination 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: תֹּועֵבָה  
Sense: a disgusting thing, abomination, abominable.
אַ֝֗ף  how  much  more 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: אַף  
Sense: also, yea, though, so much the more adv.
כִּֽי־  how  much  more 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
בְזִמָּ֥ה  with  wicked  intent 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular
Root: זִמָּה  
Sense: plan, device, wickedness, evil plan, mischievous purpose.
؟ יְבִיאֶֽנּוּ  [when]  he  brings  it 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.