Proverbs 21:3
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
In Context
2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the hearts.
4A haughty look, and a proud heart — the tillage of the wicked is sin.
Cross References
Psalms 40:7(40-8) Then said I: 'Lo, I am come with the roll of a book which is prescribed for me;
Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD; but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Isaiah 1:17Learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Hosea 6:6For I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt-offerings.
Micah 6:8It hath been told thee, O man, what is good, and what the LORD doth require of thee: only to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:3
2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts. Note, 1. We are all apt to be partial in judging of ourselves and our own actions, and to think too favourably of our own character, as if there was nothing amiss in it: Every way of a man, even his by-way, is right in his own eyes. The proud heart is very ingenious in putting a fair face upon a foul matter, and in making that appear right to itself which is far from being so, to stop the mouth of conscience. 2. We are sure that the… Read the whole commentary →