Proverbs 21:3

King James 2000

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Cross References

1 Samuel 15:22

And Samuel said, has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

Hosea 6:6

For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Mark 12:33

And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Psalm 50:8

I will not reprove you for your sacrifices or your burnt offerings, to have been continually before me.

Psalm 40:7

Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me,

Zechariah 7:9

Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and show mercy and compassion every man to his brother: