Proverbs 21:3

NETBible

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable 1  to the Lord than sacrifice. 2 

NIV ©

To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

NASB ©

To do righteousness and justice Is desired by the LORD more than sacrifice.

NLT ©

The LORD is more pleased when we do what is just and right than when we give him sacrifices.

MSG ©

Clean living before God and justice with our neighbors mean far more to GOD than religious performance.

BBE ©

To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.

NRSV ©

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

NKJV ©

To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

KJV
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NETBible

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable 1  to the Lord than sacrifice. 2 

NET Notes

1 tn The Niphal participle בָּחַר (bakhar, “to choose”) means “choice to the Lord” or “chosen of the Lord,” meaning “acceptable to the Lord”; cf. TEV “pleases the Lord more.”

2 sn 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.