Proverbs Chapter 21 verse 3 Holy Bible
To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.
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To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.
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To exercise justice and judgment is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.
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To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
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To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
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To do righteousness and judgment, Is chosen of Jehovah rather than sacrifice.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. The superiority of moral obedience to ceremonial worship is often inculcated (see note on Proverbs 15:8, and below, ver. 27; and comp. Micah 6:6-8 and Matthew 12:7). "Justice" and "judgment" (tsedakah and mishpat) are combined in Genesis 18:19; 2 Samuel 8:15; Job 37:23; Isaiah 56:1, etc. They imply equity and justice proceeding, not from bare regard to law, but from the principle of love. Septuagint, "To do justify and to speak the truth are more pleasing to God than the blood of sacrifices."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) To do justice and judgment, &c--See above on Proverbs 10:2.Is more acceptable than sacrifice.--See above on 15:8.