Proverbs 21:3

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To do righteousness and justice is preferred by the LORD rather than sacrifice.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 15:22 : 22 Then Samuel said, 'Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.'
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
  • Hos 6:6 : 6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
  • Mic 6:6-8 : 6 With what shall I come before the Lord and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, with yearling calves? 7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand streams of oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? 8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
  • Mark 12:33 : 33 To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.'
  • Isa 1:11-17 : 11 "What is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me?" says the LORD. "I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed animals; I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs, or goats. 12 When you come to appear before Me, who has asked this of you, this trampling of My courts? 13 Do not bring any more meaningless offerings; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and the calling of assemblies—I cannot endure iniquity combined with solemn assembly. 14 Your New Moons and appointed festivals My soul hates. They have become a burden to Me; I am weary of bearing them. 15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you. Even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood. 16 Wash yourselves and make yourselves clean. Remove your evil deeds from My sight; stop doing evil. 17 Learn to do what is good; seek justice, correct the oppressor. Defend the cause of the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.
  • Jer 7:21-23 : 21 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves! 22 For when I brought your ancestors out of the land of Egypt, I did not speak to them or command them concerning burnt offerings and sacrifices. 23 But this is what I commanded them: Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Walk in all the ways I command you, so that it may go well with you.
  • Ps 50:8 : 8 Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you; your burnt offerings are continually before me.

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    2 Every person's way seems right in their own eyes, but the LORD evaluates the hearts.

  • 1 Sam 15:22
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    22 Then Samuel said, 'Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.'

  • Prov 21:27
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    27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable, even more when it is brought with evil intent.

  • Hos 6:6
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    6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

  • Prov 11:1
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    1 Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord, but a full and accurate weight is His delight.

  • Ps 69:31
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    31 I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving.

  • Prov 15:8-9
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    8 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

    9 The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.

  • Ps 4:5
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    5 Tremble, and do not sin; ponder this in your hearts on your beds and be silent. Selah.

  • Prov 21:15
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    15 Justice brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

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    17 Learn to do what is good; seek justice, correct the oppressor. Defend the cause of the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.

  • Prov 16:8
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    8 Better a little with righteousness than great income with injustice.

  • Mal 1:8
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    8 When you bring blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you offer lame or sick animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you? says the LORD of Hosts.

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    3 The one who slaughters an ox is like one who kills a man; the one who sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; the one who offers a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; the one who offers incense is like one who blesses an idol. They have chosen their own ways and their souls delight in their abominations.

  • Ps 51:16-17
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    16 Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.

    17 Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise.

  • Jer 22:16-17
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    16 He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and it was well with him. Is this not what it means to know me? declares the LORD.

    17 But your eyes and heart are set only on your dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, and on oppression and violence.

  • Ps 106:3
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  • Isa 1:11-12
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    11 "What is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me?" says the LORD. "I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed animals; I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs, or goats.

    12 When you come to appear before Me, who has asked this of you, this trampling of My courts?

  • Isa 56:1
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    1 This is what the LORD says: 'Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is about to arrive, and my righteousness will soon be revealed.'

  • Ezek 18:5
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    5 If a man is righteous and does what is just and right,

  • Lam 3:35-36
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    35 to deny a man justice in the presence of the Most High,

    36 to subvert a person in their cause—the Lord does not approve.

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    19 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
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  • Jer 22:3
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    15 Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the Lord.

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    4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the lamp of the wicked—is sin.

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    8 He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

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    21 The LORD was pleased, for the sake of His righteousness, to make His law great and glorious.

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    4 Then the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord, as they were in days of old, as in former years.

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  • Prov 16:11-12
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    11 Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord; all the weights in the bag are His making.

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  • Prov 29:27
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    27 The righteous detest the unjust, and the wicked detest the upright.

  • Prov 20:23
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    23 Differing weights are an abomination to the Lord, and deceitful scales are not good.

  • Lev 19:15
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    15 Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.

  • Deut 16:20
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    20 Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the Lord your God is giving you.

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