sacrifice: Proverbs 21:27, Proverbs 28:9; Isaiah 1:10-15, Isaiah 61:8, Isaiah 66:3; Jeremiah 6:20, Jeremiah 7:21-23; Amos 5:21-22; John 4:24
the prayer: Proverbs 15:29; 1 Chronicles 29:17; Psalms 17:1; Song of Solomon 2:14
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Proverbs 15:8
Proverbs 15:8
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