Pro 15:8, Isa 1:11-23, 66:3, Jer 6:20, Amo 5:21 | ESV | STEP | The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord , but the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him .

11 ^c“What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices?
says the Lord;
I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
and the fat of well-fed beasts;
I do not delight in the blood of bulls,
or of lambs, or of goats.
12 “When you come to ^dappear before me,
who has required of you
this trampling of my courts?
13 Bring no more vain offerings;
incense is an abomination to me.
^eNew moon and Sabbath and the ^fcalling of convocations—
I cannot endure ^giniquity and ^hsolemn assembly.
14 Your ⁱnew moons and your appointed feasts
my soul hates;
they have become a burden to me;
I am weary of bearing them.
15 When you ^jspread out your hands,
I will hide my eyes from you;
^keven though you make many prayers,
I will not listen;
^lyour hands are full of blood.
16 ^mWash yourselves; make yourselves clean;
remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes;
ⁿcease to do evil,
17 learn to do good;
^oseek justice,
correct oppression;
^pbring justice to the fatherless,
plead the widow’s cause.
18 “Come now, ^qlet us reason ^{▼▼Or dispute} together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as ^swhite as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
they shall become like wool.
19 ^tIf you are willing and obedient,
you shall eat the good of the land;
20 but if you refuse and rebel,
you shall be eaten by the sword;
^ufor the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”

The Unfaithful City

21 How the faithful city
^vhas become a whore, ^{▼▼Or become unchaste}
^xshe who was full of justice!
Righteousness lodged in her,
but now murderers.
22 ^yYour silver has become dross,
your best wine mixed with water.
23 Your princes are rebels
and companions of thieves.
Everyone ^zloves a bribe
and runs after gifts.
^aaThey do not bring justice to the fatherless,
and the widow’s cause does not come to them.

Isaiah 66:3

3 ^ab“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 ^acpig’s blood;
he who makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like one who blesses an idol.
^adThese have chosen their own ways,
and their soul delights in their abominations;

Jeremiah 6:20

20 ^aeWhat use to me is ^affrankincense that comes from ^agSheba,
or sweet cane from a distant land?
^ahYour burnt offerings are not acceptable,
nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.

Amos 5:21

21 ^ai“I hate, I despise your feasts,
and I take no delight in your solemn assemblies.