Exodus 3:5
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5 Then he said, “Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”(A)
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1 Samuel 15:22
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22 And Samuel said,
“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as in obedience to the voice of the Lord?
Surely, to obey is better than sacrifice
and to heed than the fat of rams.(A)
Proverbs 15:8
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8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
but the prayer of the upright is his delight.(A)
Proverbs 15:21-27
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21 Folly is a joy to one who has no sense,
but a person of understanding walks straight ahead.(A)
22 Without counsel, plans go wrong,
but with many advisers they succeed.(B)
23 To make an apt answer is a joy to anyone,
and a word in season, how good it is!(C)
24 For the wise the path of life leads upward,
in order to avoid Sheol below.(D)
25 The Lord tears down the house of the proud
but maintains the widow’s boundaries.(E)
26 Evil plans are an abomination to the Lord,
but gracious words are pure.(F)
27 Those greedy for unjust gain make trouble for their households,
but those who hate bribes will live.(G)
Isaiah 1:12
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12 When you come to appear before me,[a]
who asked this from your hand?
Trample my courts no more!(A)
Footnotes
- 1.12 Or see my face
Hosea 6:6
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6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.(A)
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