Proverbs 21:3

New Living Translation

The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer him sacrifices.

Cross References

Psalm 40:7

Then I said, “Look, I have come. As is written about me in the Scriptures:

Psalm 50:8

I have no complaint about your sacrifices or the burnt offerings you constantly offer.

Proverbs 15:8

The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but he delights in the prayers of the upright.

Hosea 6:6

I want you to show love, not offer sacrifices. I want you to know me more than I want burnt offerings.

Zechariah 7:9

“This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Judge fairly, and show mercy and kindness to one another.

Mark 12:33

And I know it is important to love him with all my heart and all my understanding and all my strength, and to love my neighbor as myself. This is more important than to offer all of the burnt offerings and sacrifices required in the law.”

1 Samuel 15:22

But Samuel replied, “What is more pleasing to the Lord: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.