Psalm 51:16

New Century Version

You are not pleased by sacrifices, or I would give them. You don’t want burnt offerings.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:9

So why did you ignore the Lord’s command? Why did you do what he says is wrong? You killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword of the Ammonites and took his wife to be your wife!

Psalm 40:6

You do not want sacrifices and offerings. But you have made a hole in my ear to show that my body and life are yours. You do not ask for burnt offerings and sacrifices to take away sins.

Psalm 50:8

I do not scold you for your sacrifices. You always bring me your burnt offerings.

Psalm 51:6

You want me to be completely truthful, so teach me wisdom.

Psalm 71:15

I will tell how you do what is right. I will tell about your salvation all day long, even though it is more than I can tell.

Exodus 21:14

But if someone plans and murders another person on purpose, put him to death, even if he has run to my altar for safety.

Proverbs 15:8

The Lord hates the sacrifice that the wicked offer, but he likes the prayers of honest people.

Proverbs 21:27

The Lord hates sacrifices brought by evil people, particularly when they offer them for the wrong reasons.

Jeremiah 7:27

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

Hosea 6:6

I want faithful love more than I want animal sacrifices. I want people to know me more than I want burnt offerings.

Numbers 15:27

“ ‘If just one person sins without meaning to, a year-old female goat must be brought for a sin offering.

Numbers 35:31

“ ‘Don’t take money to spare the life of a murderer who should be put to death. A murderer must be put to death.

Deuteronomy 22:22

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

1 Samuel 15:22

But Samuel answered, “What pleases the Lord more: burnt offerings and sacrifices or obedience to his voice? It is better to obey than to sacrifice. It is better to listen to God than to offer the fat of sheep.