gSee 1 Sam. 15:22
Proverbs 21:3
3 aTo do righteousness and justiceis more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Hosea 6:6
6For bI desire steadfast love ▼▼Septuagint mercy
and not sacrifice,dthe knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Micah 6:6-8
What Does the Lord Require?
6 e“With what shall I come before the Lord,and bow myself before fGod on high?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?
7 gWill the Lord be pleased with ▼
▼Or Will the Lord accept
thousands of rams,with ten thousands of rivers of oil?
iShall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”
8He has told you, O man, what is good;
and jwhat does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness, ▼
▼Or steadfast love
and to lwalk humbly with your God?
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