Proverbs 21:3 “To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sac…”

Proverbs 21:3

To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

World English Bible

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

American Standard Version

To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.

Geneva Bible 1599

To doe iustice and iudgement is more acceptable to the Lord then sacrifice.

Darby Translation

To exercise justice and judgment is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.

Young's Literal Translation

To do righteousness and judgment, Is chosen of Jehovah rather than sacrifice.

Bible in Basic English

To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.

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Cross references

“To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.”

1 Samuel 15:22 Hosea 6:6 Proverbs 15:8 Micah 6:6–8 Mark 12:33 Isaiah 1:11–17

1 Samuel 15:22 · BSB

But Samuel declared: “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obedience to His voice? Behold, obedience is better than sacrifice, and attentiveness is better than the fat of rams.

Hosea 6:6 · BSB

For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.

Proverbs 15:8 · BSB

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Micah 6:6–8 · BSB

With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?

Mark 12:33 · BSB

and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Isaiah 1:11–17 · BSB

“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.

4Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.

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