1Cor. 13:12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.
Matt. 12:7 But if you had known what this means, ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the guiltless.
Hos. 6:6 For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Amos 5:24 But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an everflowing stream.
Is. 1:17 learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow.
“They (the prophets) did, however, claim that deeds of injustice vitiate both sacrifice and prayer. Men may not drown the cries of the oppressed with the noise of hymns, nor buy off the Lord with increased offerings. The prophets disparaged the cult (sacrifice) when it became a substitute for righteousness.”
Abraham Heschel, “The Prophets”