Psalm 51:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

You don’t really want sacrifices, or I would give them to you.

Cross References

Psalm 40:6

Lord, you made me understand this: You don’t really want sacrifices and grain offerings. You don’t want burnt offerings and sin offerings.

Hosea 6:6

This is because I want faithful love, not sacrifice. I want people to know God, not to bring burnt offerings.

1 Samuel 15:22

But Samuel answered, “Which pleases the Lord more: burnt offerings and sacrifices or obeying his commands? It is better to obey the Lord than to offer sacrifices to him. It is better to listen to him than to offer the fat from rams.

Psalm 51:6

You want me to be completely loyal, so put true wisdom deep inside of me.

Proverbs 21:27

God hates sacrifices from the wicked, especially when their reason for offering them is evil.

Proverbs 15:8

The Lord hates the offerings of the wicked, but he is happy to hear the prayers of those who live right.

Psalm 50:8

The problem I have with you is not your sacrifices or the burnt offerings you bring to me every day.

Jeremiah 7:27

“Jeremiah, you will tell these things to the people of Judah. But they will not listen to you. You call to them, but they will not answer you.

Deuteronomy 22:22

“If a man is found having sexual relations with another man’s wife, both of them must die—the woman and the man who had sexual relations with her. You must remove this evil from Israel.

Numbers 15:27

“But if only one person makes a mistake and sins, that person must bring a female goat that is one year old. That goat will be the sin offering.

Exodus 21:14

But whoever plans to kill someone out of anger or hatred must be punished. Take them away from my altar and kill them.

Numbers 35:31

“A murderer must be put to death. Don’t take money to change the punishment. That murderer must be killed.

2 Samuel 12:9

So why did you ignore my command? Why did you do what I say is wrong? You let the Ammonites kill Uriah the Hittite, and you took his wife. It is as if you yourself killed Uriah in war.

Psalm 71:15

I will tell people how good you are. I will tell about all the times you saved me— too many times to count.