1Sa 15:22, Hos 6:6, 12:6, Amo 5:22, 24 | 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.

Hosea 6:6

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

Hosea 12:6

6 “So you, ^fby the help of your God, return,
^ghold fast to love and justice,
and wait continually for your God.”

Amos 5:22

22 ^hEven though you offer me your burnt offerings and grain offerings,
I will not accept them;
and the peace offerings of your fattened animals,
I will not look upon them.

Amos 5:24

24 But let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.