1Sa 15:22, Psa 89:31-33, 94:12-13, Jer 5:9, 7:22, Hos 4:14, 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 .

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 89:31-33

31 if they violate my statutes
and do not keep my commandments,
32 then I will punish their transgression with ^cthe rod
and their iniquity with stripes,
33 but I will not remove from him my steadfast love
or be false to my faithfulness.

Psalms 94:12-13

12 ^dBlessed is the man whom you ^ediscipline, O Lord,
and whom you teach out of your law,
13 to give him ^frest from ^gdays of trouble,
until ^ha pit is dug for the wicked.

Jeremiah 5:9

9 ⁱShall I not punish them for these things?

declares the Lord;
and shall I not avenge myself
on a nation such as this?

Jeremiah 7:22

22 For in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak to your fathers or command them ^jconcerning burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Hosea 4:14

14 I will not punish your daughters when they play the whore,
nor your brides when they commit adultery;
for ^kthe men themselves go aside with prostitutes
and sacrifice with ^lcult prostitutes,
and a people ^mwithout understanding shall come to ruin.

Hosea 6:6

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