1Sa 15:22, 24, Eph 5:6, 1Ti 1:9 | ESV | STEP | And Samuel said , Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices , as in obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold , to obey is better than sacrifice , and to listen than the fat of rams .

1 Samuel 15:22

22 And Samuel said,

^a“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices,
as in obeying the voice of the Lord?
Behold, ^bto obey is better than sacrifice,
and to listen than the fat of rams.

1 Samuel 15:24

24 Saul said to Samuel, ^c“I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.

Ephesians 5:6

6 ^dLet no one ^edeceive you with empty words, for because of these things ^fthe wrath of God comes upon ^gthe sons of disobedience.

1 Timothy 1:9

9 understanding this, that the ^hlaw is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers,