1Sa 15:22-23, 2Cor 7:10-11 | HCSB | STEP | Then Samuel said : Does the Lord take pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord ? Look : to obey is better than sacrifice , to pay attention is better than the fat of rams .

‏ 1 Samuel 15:22-23

22 Then Samuel said:

Does the Lord ^a take pleasure in ^{▼▼burnt offering(s): Or holocaust, an offering completely burned to ashes; it was used in connection with worship, seeking God's favor, expiating sin, or averting judgment.}burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as in obeying the Lord?

Look: to obey is better than sacrifice,
to pay attention is better than the fat of rams. ^c
23 For rebellion is like the sin of ^{▼▼divination: An attempt to foresee future events or discover hidden knowledge by means of physical objects such as water, arrows, flying birds, or animal livers}divination, ^e
and defiance is like wickedness ^f and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
He has rejected you as king. ^g

‏ 2 Corinthians 7:10-11

10 For godly grief produces a repentance not to be regretted and leading to salvation, but worldly grief produces death. ^h 11 For consider how much diligence this very thing – this grieving as God wills – has produced in you: what a desire to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what deep longing, what zeal, what justice! In every way you showed yourselves to be pure ⁱ in this matter.