1 Samuel 15:21-23

New International Version

“Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
    as much as in obeying the Lord?
To obey is better than sacrifice,^(A)
    and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
²³ For rebellion is like the sin of divination,^(B)
    and arrogance like the evil of idolatry.
Because you have rejected^(C) the word of the Lord,
    he has rejected you as king.”