Proverbs 21:27
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27 The (A)sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination,
How much more when he brings it with evil intent!
Ecclesiastes 5:1
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Your Attitude toward God
5 [a](A)Guard your steps as you go to the house of God, and approach to listen rather than to offer the (B)sacrifice of fools; for they do not know that they are doing evil.
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- Ecclesiastes 5:1 Ch 4:17 in Heb
Isaiah 1:11
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11 “(A)What are your many sacrifices to Me?”
Says the Lord.
“I [a]have had enough of burnt offerings of rams
And the fat of fattened cattle;
And I take no pleasure in the blood of bulls, lambs, or goats.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:11 Or am sated with
Jeremiah 6:20
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20 (A)For what purpose does (B)frankincense come to Me from Sheba,
And the [a](C)sweet cane from a distant land?
(D)Your burnt offerings are not acceptable
And your sacrifices are not pleasing to Me.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 6:20 Lit good
Micah 6:7
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7 Does the Lord take pleasure in (A)thousands of rams,
In ten thousand rivers of [a]oil?
Shall I give Him my (B)firstborn for my wrongdoings,
The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
Footnotes
- Micah 6:7 I.e., olive oil
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