1 Samuel 15:22

Modern English Version

Samuel said, “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, a listening ear than the fat of rams.

Cross References

Genesis 4:4

Abel also brought the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had respect for Abel and for his offering,

Exodus 19:5

Now therefore, if you will faithfully obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My special possession out of all the nations, for all the earth is Mine.

Proverbs 21:3

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

Ecclesiastes 5:1

Guard your steps when you enter the house of God. Drawing near to obey is better than the sacrifice of fools, because they do not know that they are committing evil.

Jeremiah 11:4

which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey My voice, and do according to all which I command you. So you shall be My people, and I will be your God,

Jeremiah 11:7

For I earnestly warned your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even to this day, rising early and warning, saying, Obey My voice.

Jeremiah 26:13

Therefore now amend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of the Lord your God; and the Lord will repent of the disaster that He has pronounced against you.

Hosea 6:6

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

Hosea 8:13

For the sacrifices of My offerings, they sacrifice flesh and eat it; but the Lord does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins. They will return to Egypt.

Matthew 12:7

If you had known what this meant, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

Matthew 23:23

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You tithe mint and dill and cumin, but have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done without leaving the others undone.

Matthew 5:24

leave your gift there before the altar and go on your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

Matthew 9:13

But go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”

Mark 12:33

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 one’s neighbor as oneself, is more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

1 Samuel 13:12

therefore I said, ‘The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not yet appeased the face of the Lord.’ So I forced myself, and offered the burnt offering.”

1 Samuel 13:13

Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you. Truly now, the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.