Pro 21:3, Hos 6:6, Mic 6:6-8 | ESV | STEP | To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice .

Proverbs 21:3

3 ^aTo do righteousness and justice
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

Hosea 6:6

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

Micah 6:6-8

What Does the Lord Require?

6 ^e“With what shall I come before the Lord,
and bow myself before ^fGod on high?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?
7 ^gWill the Lord be pleased with ^{▼▼Or Will the Lord accept} thousands of rams,
with ten thousands of rivers of oil?
ⁱShall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”
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?