Proverbs 21:3

עֲשֹׂה צְדָקָה וּמִשְׁפָּט נִבְחָר לַיהוָה מִזָּֽבַח ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2כָּֽל ־ דֶּרֶךְ ־ אִישׁ יָשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו וְתֹכֵן לִבּוֹת יְהוָֽה ׃

4רוּם ־ עֵינַיִם וּרְחַב ־ לֵב נִר רְשָׁעִים חַטָּֽאת ׃

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Cross References

Psalms 40:7זֶבַח וּמִנְחָה ׀ לֹֽא ־ חָפַצְתָּ אָזְנַיִם כָּרִיתָ לִּי עוֹלָה וַחֲטָאָה לֹא שָׁאָֽלְתָּ ׃

Proverbs 15:8זֶבַח רְשָׁעִים תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה וּתְפִלַּת יְשָׁרִים רְצוֹנֽוֹ ׃

Isaiah 1:17לִמְדוּ הֵיטֵב דִּרְשׁוּ מִשְׁפָּט אַשְּׁרוּ חָמוֹץ שִׁפְטוּ יָתוֹם רִיבוּ אַלְמָנָֽה ׃ ס

Hosea 6:6כִּי חֶסֶד חָפַצְתִּי וְלֹא ־ זָבַח וְדַעַת אֱלֹהִים מֵעֹלֽוֹת ׃

Micah 6:8הִגִּיד לְךָ אָדָם מַה ־ טּוֹב וּמָֽה ־ יְהוָה דּוֹרֵשׁ מִמְּךָ כִּי אִם ־ עֲשׂוֹת מִשְׁפָּט וְאַהֲבַת חֶסֶד וְהַצְנֵעַ לֶכֶת עִם ־ אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ ׃ פ

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 →

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