1Sa 15:22, Hos 6:6, Mic 6:6-8 | 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.

Micah 6:6-8

What Does the Lord Require?

6 ^f“With what shall I come before the Lord,
and bow myself before ^gGod on high?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?
7 ^hWill the Lord be pleased with ^{▼▼Or Will the Lord accept} thousands of rams,
with ten thousands of rivers of oil?
^jShall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”
8 He has told you, O man, what is good;
and ^kwhat does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness, ^{▼▼Or steadfast love}
and to ^mwalk humbly with your God?