Jeremiah 7:22

Which verses does Jeremiah 7:22 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. Hosea 6:614 votes

   For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

2. 1 Samuel 15:2212 votes

   But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.

3. Psalm 51:16–1711 votes

   For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

4. Matthew 9:1310 votes

   But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

5. Psalm 40:69 votes

   Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.

6. Psalm 50:8–179 votes

   I do not rebuke you for your sacrifices, and your burnt offerings are ever before Me. I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens, …

7. Mark 12:338 votes

   and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Which verses point to Jeremiah 7:22?

The 10 strongest of 33.

• 1 Samuel 15:22 226
• Proverbs 21:3 15
• Hosea 6:6 10
• Jeremiah 11:4 8
• Psalm 40:6 7
• Psalm 51:16 7
• Deuteronomy 10:12 6
• Mark 12:33 6
• Proverbs 15:8 5
• Ecclesiastes 5:1 5