Proverbs 21:3
To do righteousness and judgment, || Is chosen of YHWH rather than sacrifice.
Literal Standard Version
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, || And YHWH is pondering hearts.
4Loftiness of eyes, and breadth of heart, || Tillage of the wicked [is] sin.
Cross References
Psalms 40:7Then I said, “Behold, I have come, || In the roll of the scroll it is written of me,
Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to YHWH, || And the prayer of the upright [is] His delight.
Isaiah 1:17Seek judgment, make the oppressed blessed, || Judge the fatherless, strive [for] the widow.
Hosea 6:6For kindness I desired, and not sacrifice, || And a knowledge of God above burnt-offerings.
Micah 6:8He has declared to you, O man, what [is] good; Indeed, what is YHWH requiring of you, || Except—to do judgment, and love kindness, || And to walk lowly with your God?
Mark 12:33and to love Him out of all the heart, and out of all the understanding, and out of all the soul, and out of all the strength, and to love one’s neighbor as one’s self, is more than all the whole burnt-offerings and the sacrifices.”
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 →