Psalm 51:16

Good News Translation

You do not want sacrifices, or I would offer them; you are not pleased with burnt offerings.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:9

Why, then, have you disobeyed my commands? Why did you do this evil thing? You had Uriah killed in battle; you let the Ammonites kill him, and then you took his wife!

Psalm 40:6

You do not want sacrifices and offerings; you do not ask for animals burned whole on the altar or for sacrifices to take away sins. Instead, you have given me ears to hear you,

Psalm 50:8

I do not reprimand you because of your sacrifices and the burnt offerings you always bring me.

Psalm 51:6

Sincerity and truth are what you require; fill my mind with your wisdom.

Psalm 71:15

I will tell of your goodness; all day long I will speak of your salvation, though it is more than I can understand.

Exodus 21:14

But when someone gets angry and deliberately kills someone else, he is to be put to death, even if he has run to my altar for safety.

Proverbs 15:8

The Lord is pleased when good people pray, but hates the sacrifices that the wicked bring him.

Proverbs 21:27

The Lord hates it when wicked people offer him sacrifices, especially if they do it from evil motives.

Jeremiah 7:27

“So, Jeremiah, you will speak all these words to my people, but they will not listen to you; you will call them, but they will not answer.

Hosea 6:6

I want your constant love, not your animal sacrifices. I would rather have my people know me than burn offerings to me.

Numbers 15:27

If any of you sin unintentionally, you are to offer a one-year-old female goat as a sin offering.

Numbers 35:31

Murderers must be put to death. They cannot escape this penalty by the payment of money.

Deuteronomy 22:22

“If a man is caught having intercourse with another man's wife, both of them are to be put to death. In this way you will get rid of this evil.

1 Samuel 15:22

Samuel said, “Which does the Lord prefer: obedience or offerings and sacrifices? It is better to obey him than to sacrifice the best sheep to him.