Proverbs 21:3

The English Standar Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 40:7

Then I said, "Behold, I have come; in the scroll of the book it is written of me:

Psalm 50:8

Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you; your burnt offerings are continually before me.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.

Hosea 6:6

For I desire steadfast love[1] and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Zechariah 7:9

"Thus says the LORD of hosts, Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another,

Mark 12:33

And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."

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 listen than the fat of rams.