1 Samuel 15:22
And Samuel said, Hath Jehovah as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of Jehovah? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
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Cross references
- Hosea 6:6 For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.
- Psalm 51:16–17 For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
- Proverbs 21:3 To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.