Verse Comparison: Hosea 6:6
American Standard Version
For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.
Amplified® Bible
For I desire {and} delight in dutiful steadfast love {and} goodness, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of {and} acquaintance with God more than burnt offerings.
Contemporary English Version
I'd rather for you to be faithful and to know me than to offer sacrifices.
Darby English Version
For I delight in loving-kindness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.
Good News Bible
I want your constant love, not your animal sacrifices. I would rather have my people know me than burn offerings to me.
King James Version
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
New American Standard Bible
For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
New International Version
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,
and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
New King James Version
For I desire mercy and not sacrifice,
And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Revised Standard Version
For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God, rather than burnt offerings.
Young's Literal Translation
For kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings.