Psalm 51:16

New Living Translation

You do not desire a sacrifice, or I would offer one. You do not want a burnt offering.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:9

Why, then, have you despised the word of the Lord and done this horrible deed? For you have murdered Uriah the Hittite with the sword of the Ammonites and stolen his wife.

Psalm 40:6

You take no delight in sacrifices or offerings. Now that you have made me listen, I finally understand— you don’t require burnt offerings or sin offerings.

Psalm 50:8

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

Psalm 51:6

But you desire honesty from the womb, teaching me wisdom even there.

Psalm 71:15

I will tell everyone about your righteousness. All day long I will proclaim your saving power, though I am not skilled with words.

Exodus 21:14

However, if someone deliberately kills another person, then the slayer must be dragged even from my altar and be put to death.

Proverbs 15:8

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

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of an evil person is detestable, especially when it is offered with wrong motives.

Jeremiah 7:27

“Tell them all this, but do not expect them to listen. Shout out your warnings, but do not expect them to respond.

Hosea 6:6

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

Numbers 15:27

“If one individual commits an unintentional sin, the guilty person must bring a one-year-old female goat for a sin offering.

Numbers 35:31

Also, you must never accept a ransom payment for the life of someone judged guilty of murder and subject to execution; murderers must always be put to death.

Deuteronomy 22:22

“If a man is discovered committing adultery, both he and the woman must die. In this way, you will purge Israel of such evil.

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.