Pro 21:3, Hos 6:6, Mic 6:8, Mat 12:7 | 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 6:8

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

Matthew 12:7

7 And if you had known ^hwhat this means, ⁱ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.