1Sa 15:22, Jer 22:15-16, Hos 6:6, Mic 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 .

f[See ver. 15 above]

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.

Jeremiah 22:15-16

15 Do you think you are a king
because you compete in cedar?
Did not your father eat and drink
and ^cdo justice and righteousness?
^dThen it was well with him.
16 ^eHe judged the cause of the poor and needy;
^fthen it was well.
Is not this ^gto know me?
declares the Lord.

Hosea 6:6

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

Micah 6:8

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?