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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Exodus 3:5
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5 “Do not come any closer,”(A) God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”(B)
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)
1 Samuel 15:22
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22 But Samuel replied:
“Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as much as in obeying the Lord?
To obey is better than sacrifice,(A)
and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
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 15:8
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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)
Proverbs 15:21-27
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21 Folly brings joy to one who has no sense,(A)
but whoever has understanding keeps a straight course.
24 The path of life leads upward for the prudent
to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.
25 The Lord tears down the house of the proud,(G)
but he sets the widow’s boundary stones in place.(H)
27 The greedy bring ruin to their households,
but the one who hates bribes will live.(L)
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)
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- 1.12 Or see my face
Isaiah 1:12
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12 When you come to appear before me,
who has asked this of you,(A)
this trampling of my courts?
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)
Hosea 6:6
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