1Sa 15:22, Hos 6:6 | 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 .

a Ps. 40:6-8; 50:8, 9; Prov. 21:3; Isa. 1:11-13, 16, 17; Jer. 7:22, 23; Mic. 6:6-8; Heb. 10:6-9

b Eccles. 5:1; Hos. 6:6; Matt. 9:13; 12:7; Mark 12:33

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.

Hosea 6:6

6 For ^cI desire steadfast love ^{▼▼Septuagint mercy} and not sacrifice,
^ethe knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.