Proverbs 21:3
To do justice and equity Is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
In Context
2All the ways of a man are right in his own eyes; But the LORD weigheth the heart.
4The lofty look, the proud heart, The lamp of the wicked, is ruin.
Cross References
Psalms 40:7Therefore I said, “Lo, I come; In the scroll of the book it is prescribed to me;
Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD; But the prayer of the righteous is his delight.
Isaiah 1:17Cease to do evil; Learn to do well; Seek justice; relieve the oppressed; Defend the fatherless; plead for the widow!
Hosea 6:6For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God rather than burnt-offerings.
Micah 6:8He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; What doth Jehovah require of thee, But to do justly, and to love mercy, And to walk humbly before thy God?
Mark 12:33and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with 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 →