1Sa 15:22, Psa 50:8, 51:16, Pro 15:8, 21:27, Isa 66:3, Jer 6:20, 7:21 | 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.

Psalms 50:8

8 Not for your sacrifices ^cdo I rebuke you;
your burnt offerings are continually before me.

Psalms 51:16

16 ^dFor you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it;
you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.

Proverbs 15:8

8 ^eThe sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but ^fthe prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.

Proverbs 21:27

27 ^gThe sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination;
how much more ^hwhen he brings it with evil intent.

Isaiah 66:3

3 ⁱ“He who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man;
he who sacrifices a lamb, like one who breaks a dog’s neck;
he who presents a grain offering, like one who offers ^jpig’s blood;
he who makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like one who blesses an idol.
^kThese have chosen their own ways,
and their soul delights in their abominations;

Jeremiah 6:20

20 ^lWhat use to me is ^mfrankincense that comes from ⁿSheba,
or sweet cane from a distant land?
^oYour burnt offerings are not acceptable,
nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.

Jeremiah 7:21

21 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: ^p“Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices, and eat the flesh.