Psalms 51:16

Geneva Bible (1560)

For thou desirest no sacrifice, though I would giue it: thou delitest not in burnt offering.

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  • Ps 40:6 : 6 Sacrifice & offering thou didest not desire: (for mine eares hast thou prepared) burnt offring and sinne offering hast thou not required.
  • Amos 5:21-23 : 21 I hate and abhorre your feast dayes, and I wil not smell in your solemne assemblies. 22 Though ye offer me burnt offrings & meat offrings, I wil not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offrings of your fat beasts. 23 Take thou away from me the multitude of thy songs (for I wil not heare the melodie of thy violes)
  • Heb 10:5-6 : 5 Wherefore when he commeth into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offring thou wouldest not: but a body hast thou ordeined me. 6 In burnt offerings, and sinne offrings thou hast had no pleasure.
  • 1 Sam 15:22 : 22 And Samuel saide, Hath the Lord as great pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as when the voyce of the Lord is obeyed? Beholde, to obey is better then sacrifice, and to hearken is better then the fatte of rammes.
  • Exod 21:14 : 14 But if a man come presumptuously vpon his neighbour to slay him with guile, thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
  • Num 15:27 : 27 But if any one person sinne through ignorance, then he shall bring a shee goate of a yeere olde for a sinne offring.
  • Num 15:30-31 : 30 But the person that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be borne in the land, or a stranger, the same blasphemeth the Lord: therefore that person shalbe cut off from among his people, 31 Because he hath despised the worde of the Lord, and hath broken his commandement: that person shalbe vtterly cut off: his iniquitie shalbe vpon him.
  • Num 35:31 : 31 Moreouer ye shall take no recompense for the life of the murtherer, which is worthy to die: but he shalbe put to death.
  • Ps 50:8 : 8 I wil not reproue thee for thy sacrifices, or thy burnt offerings, that haue not bene continually before me.
  • Ps 51:6 : 6 Beholde, thou louest trueth in the inwarde affections: therefore hast thou taught mee wisedome in the secret of mine heart.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the righteous is acceptable vnto him.
  • Prov 21:27 : 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: how much more when he bringeth it with a wicked minde?
  • Isa 1:11-15 : 11 What haue I to doe with the multitude of your sacrifices, sayth the Lorde? I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, & of the fat of fed beasts: and I desire not the blood of bullocks, nor of lambs, nor of goates. 12 When ye come to appeare before me, who required this of your hands to tread in my courts? 13 Bring no mo oblations, in vaine: incense is an abomination vnto me: I can not suffer your newe moones, nor Sabbaths, nor solemne dayes (it is iniquitie) nor solemne assemblies. 14 My soule hateth your newe moones and your appointed feastes: they are a burden vnto me: I am weary to beare them. 15 And when you shall stretch out your hands, I wil hide mine eyes from you: and though ye make many prayers, I wil not heare: for your hands are full of blood.
  • Jer 7:22-23 : 22 For I spake not vnto your fathers, nor commaunded them, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offrings and sacrifices. 23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voyce, and I will be your God, and yee shalbe my people: and walke yee in all the wayes which I haue commaunded you, that it may be well vnto you.
  • Jer 7:27 : 27 Therefore shalt thou speake al these words vnto them, but they will not heare thee: thou shalt also crie vnto them, but they will not answere thee.
  • Hos 6:6 : 6 For I desired mercie, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more then burnt offrings.
  • Deut 22:22 : 22 If a man be found lying with a woman marryed to a man, then they shall dye euen both twaine: to wit, the man that lay with the wife, & the wife: so thou shalt put away euil from Israel.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 40:6
    86%

    6 Sacrifice & offering thou didest not desire: (for mine eares hast thou prepared) burnt offring and sinne offering hast thou not required.

  • Heb 10:5-6
    2 verses
    85%

    5 Wherefore when he commeth into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offring thou wouldest not: but a body hast thou ordeined me.

    6 In burnt offerings, and sinne offrings thou hast had no pleasure.

  • Ps 51:17-19
    3 verses
    85%

    17 The sacrifices of God are a contrite spirit: a contrite and a broken heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

    18 Bee fauourable vnto Zion for thy good pleasure: builde the walles of Ierusalem.

    19 Then shalt thou accept ye sacrifices of righteousnes, euen the burnt offering and oblation: then shall they offer calues vpon thine altar.

  • Heb 10:8
    81%

    8 Aboue, when he sayd, Sacrifice and offring, and burnt offrings, and sinne offrings thou wouldest not haue, neither hadst pleasure therein (which are offered by the Lawe)

  • Hos 6:6
    80%

    6 For I desired mercie, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more then burnt offrings.

  • Amos 5:21-23
    3 verses
    79%

    21 I hate and abhorre your feast dayes, and I wil not smell in your solemne assemblies.

    22 Though ye offer me burnt offrings & meat offrings, I wil not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offrings of your fat beasts.

    23 Take thou away from me the multitude of thy songs (for I wil not heare the melodie of thy violes)

  • Ps 50:8-9
    2 verses
    78%

    8 I wil not reproue thee for thy sacrifices, or thy burnt offerings, that haue not bene continually before me.

    9 I will take no bullocke out of thine house, nor goates out of thy foldes.

  • Isa 1:11-13
    3 verses
    78%

    11 What haue I to doe with the multitude of your sacrifices, sayth the Lorde? I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, & of the fat of fed beasts: and I desire not the blood of bullocks, nor of lambs, nor of goates.

    12 When ye come to appeare before me, who required this of your hands to tread in my courts?

    13 Bring no mo oblations, in vaine: incense is an abomination vnto me: I can not suffer your newe moones, nor Sabbaths, nor solemne dayes (it is iniquitie) nor solemne assemblies.

  • Isa 43:23-24
    2 verses
    76%

    23 Thou hast not brought me the sheepe of thy burnt offrings, neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I haue not caused thee to serue with an offring, nor wearied thee with incense.

    24 Thou boughtest mee no sweete sauour with money, neither hast thou made mee drunke with the fatte of thy sacrifices, but thou hast made mee to serue with thy sinnes, and wearied mee with thine iniquities.

  • Jer 6:20
    74%

    20 To what purpose bringest thou mee incense from Sheba, and sweete calamus from a farre countrey? Your burnt offerings are not pleasant, nor your sacrifices sweete vnto me.

  • 1 Sam 15:22
    74%

    22 And Samuel saide, Hath the Lord as great pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as when the voyce of the Lord is obeyed? Beholde, to obey is better then sacrifice, and to hearken is better then the fatte of rammes.

  • Mal 1:10
    74%

    10 Who is there euen among you, that would shut the doores? and kindle not fire on mine altar in vaine, I haue no pleasure in you, sayeth the Lorde of hostes, neither will I accept an offering at your hande.

  • Ps 66:15
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    15 I will offer vnto thee the burnt offerings of fat rammes with incense: I will prepare bullocks and goates. Selah.

  • Ps 51:15
    73%

    15 Open thou my lippes, O Lorde, and my mouth shall shewe foorth thy praise.

  • Mic 6:6-7
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    6 Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bowe my selfe before the hie God? Shall I come before him with burnt offrings, and with calues of a yeere olde?

    7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousand riuers of oyle? shall I giue my first borne for my transgression, euen the fruite of my bodie, for the sinne of my soule?

  • Jer 7:21-22
    2 verses
    73%

    21 Thus sayth the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, Put your burnt offerings vnto your sacrifices, and eat the flesh.

    22 For I spake not vnto your fathers, nor commaunded them, when I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offrings and sacrifices.

  • Ps 69:31
    72%

    31 This also shall please the Lord better then a yong bullocke, that hath hornes and hoofes.

  • 1 Sam 2:29
    71%

    29 Wherefore haue you kicked against my sacrifice and mine offering, which I commaunded in my Tabernacle, and honourest thy children aboue mee, to make your selues fatte of the first fruites of all the offerings of Israel my people?

  • Ps 5:4
    71%

    4 For thou art not a God that loueth wickednes: neither shall euill dwell with thee.

  • Mal 1:8
    71%

    8 And if yee offer the blinde for sacrifice, it is not euill: and if ye offer the lame and sicke, it is not euill: offer it nowe vnto thy prince: will he be content with thee, or accept thy person, saieth the Lord of hostes?

  • Prov 15:8
    71%

    8 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the righteous is acceptable vnto him.

  • Lev 22:29
    71%

    29 So when ye will offer a thanke offring vnto the Lord, ye shall offer willingly.

  • Prov 21:3
    71%

    3 To doe iustice and iudgement is more acceptable to the Lord then sacrifice.

  • Ps 54:6
    71%

    6 Then I will sacrifice freely vnto thee: I wil praise thy Name, O Lord, because it is good.

  • Deut 17:1
    70%

    1 Thou shalt offer vnto the Lorde thy God no bullocke nor sheepe wherein is blemish or any euill fauoured thing: for that is an abomination vnto the Lord thy God.

  • Ps 50:13-14
    2 verses
    70%

    13 Will I eate the flesh of bulles? or drinke the blood of goates?

    14 Offer vnto God praise, and pay thy vowes vnto the most High,

  • Amos 4:5
    70%

    5 And offer a thanksgiuing of leauen, publish & proclaime the free offrings: for this liketh you, O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord God.

  • Num 15:3
    70%

    3 And will make an offring by fire vnto the Lorde, a burnt offring or a sacrifice to fulfil a vowe, or a free offring, or in your feastes, to make a sweete sauour vnto the Lord of the hearde, or of the flocke.

  • Isa 66:3
    70%

    3 He that killeth a bullocke, is as if he slewe a man: he that sacrificeth a sheepe, as if he cut off a dogges necke: he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swines blood: he that remembreth incense, as if he blessed an idole: yea, they haue chosen their owne wayes, and their soule deliteth in their abominations.

  • Prov 21:27
    69%

    27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: how much more when he bringeth it with a wicked minde?

  • Lev 17:8
    69%

    8 Also thou shalt say vnto them, whosoeuer he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which soiourne among them, that offreth a burnt offring or sacrifice,

  • Isa 40:16
    69%

    16 And Lebanon is not sufficient for fire, nor the beastes thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.

  • Mal 1:13
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    13 Ye said also, Beholde, it is a wearines, and ye haue snuffed at it, sayth the Lord of hostes, and ye offred that which was torne, and the lame and the sicke: thus yee offred an offring: shoulde I accept this of your hand, sayth the Lord?

  • Mal 2:13
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    13 And this haue ye done againe, and couered the altar of the Lorde with teares, with weeping and with mourning: because the offering is no more regarded, neither receiued acceptably at your handes.

  • Isa 57:6
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    6 Thy portion is in the smooth stones of the riuer: they, they are thy lot: euen to them hast thou powred a drinke offering: thou hast offered a sacrifice. Should I delite in these?

  • 2 Sam 15:26
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    26 But if he thus say, I haue no delite in thee, behold, here am I, let him doe to me as seemeth good in his eyes.

  • Lev 19:5
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    5 And when yee shall offer a peace offering vnto the Lord, ye shall offer it freely.

  • Ps 116:17
    69%

    17 I will offer to thee a sacrifice of prayse, and will call vpon the Name of the Lord.