Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
A broken spirit
Bible References
Sacrifices
Mark 12:33
and to love him with one's whole heart, one's whole understanding, and one's whole strength, and to love one's neighbor as one's self is far more than all these burnt-offerings and sacrifices."
Romans 12:1
I appeal to you, therefore, brothers, by this mercy of God, to offer your bodies in a living sacrifice that will be holy and acceptable to God; that is your rational worship.
Philippians 4:18
You have paid me in full, and more too. I am fully supplied with what I have received from you through Epaphroditus. It is like fragrant incense, just such a sacrifice as God welcomes and approves.
Hebrews 13:16
But do not forget to be helpful and generous, for that is the kind of sacrifice that pleases God.
1 Peter 2:5
and build yourselves up as living stones into a spiritual house for a consecrated priesthood, so as to offer spiritual sacrifices that through Jesus Christ will be acceptable to God.
A broken spirit
Matthew 5:3
"Blessed are those who feel their spiritual need, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them!
Luke 18:11
The Pharisee stood up and uttered this prayer to himself: 'O God, I thank you that I am not like other men, greedy, dishonest, or adulterous, like that tax-collector.
Thou
Luke 7:39
When the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were really a prophet, he would know who and what the woman is who is touching him, for she leads a wicked life."
Luke 15:2
And the Pharisees and scribes grumbled, and said, "This man welcomes irreligious people, and even eats with them!"