Ecclesiastes 5:1
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Walk a prudently when you go to the house of God; and draw near to hear rather b than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil.
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Cross References
Exodus 3:5
Then He said, "Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.
Isaiah 1:12
When you come to appear before Me, Who has required this from your hand, To trample My courts?
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Cross References
1 Samuel 15:22
So Samuel said: "Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams.
Psalms 50:8
I will not rebuke you for your sacrifices Or your burnt offerings, Which are continually before Me.
Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, But the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Proverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; How much more when he brings it with wicked intent!
Hosea 6:6
For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
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