1Sa 15:22, Psa 99:4, Isa 61:8, Mic 6:8, 7:18 | 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 99:4

4 ^cThe King in his might ^dloves justice. ^{▼▼Or The might of the King loves justice}
You have established equity;
you have executed justice
and righteousness in Jacob.

Isaiah 61:8

8 ^fFor I the Lord love justice;
I hate robbery and wrong; ^{▼▼Or robbery with a burnt offering}
^hI will faithfully give them their recompense,
ⁱand I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

Micah 6:8

8 He has told you, O man, what is good;
and ^jwhat does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness, ^{▼▼Or steadfast love}
and to ^lwalk humbly with your God?

Micah 7:18

God’s Steadfast Love and Compassion

18 ^mWho is a God like you, ⁿpardoning iniquity
and passing over transgression
^ofor the remnant of his inheritance?
^pHe does not retain his anger forever,
because he delights in steadfast love.