Proverbs 21:3
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- 7 The Niphal participle בָּחַר (bakhar, “to choose”) means “choice to the Lord” or “chosen of the Lord,” meaning “acceptable to the Lord”; cf. “pleases the Lord more.”
- 8 The Lord prefers righteousness above religious service (e.g., Prov 15:8; 21:29; 1 Sam 15:22; Ps 40:6–8; Isa 1:11–17). This is not a rejection of ritual worship; rather, religious acts are without value apart from righteous living.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
To do righteousness and justice
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
To do what is right and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
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Doing what is righteous and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
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The Lord is more pleased when we do what is right and just
than when we offer him sacrifices.
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Doing righteousness and justice is more acceptable
to Yahweh than sacrifice.
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KJV 1900King James Version
To do justice and judgment
Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
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