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Proverbs 21:3

NETBible	To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable¹ to the Lord than sacrifice.²
NIV © biblegateway Pro 21:3	To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 21:3	To do righteousness and justice Is desired by the LORD more than sacrifice.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 21:3	The LORD is more pleased when we do what is just and right than when we give him sacrifices.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 21:3	Clean living before God and justice with our neighbors mean far more to GOD than religious performance.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 21:3	To do what is right and true is more pleasing to the Lord than an offering.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 21:3	To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 21:3	To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
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KJV	To do <06213> (8800) justice <06666> and judgment <04941> [is] more acceptable <0977> (8737) to the LORD <03068> than sacrifice <02077>_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 21:3	To do <06213> righteousness <06666> and justice <04941> Is desired <0977> by the LORD <03068> more <04480> than <04480> sacrifice <02077> .
LXXM	poiein <4160> V-PAN dikaia <1342> A-APN kai <2532> CONJ alhyeuein <226> V-PAN aresta <701> A-APN para <3844> PREP yew <2316> N-DSM mallon <3123> ADV h <2228> CONJ yusiwn <2378> N-GPF aima <129> N-ASN
NET [draft] ITL	To do <06213> righteousness <06666> and justice <04941> is more acceptable <0977> to the Lord <03068> than sacrifice <02077> .
HEBREW	xbzm <02077> hwhyl <03068> rxbn <0977> jpsmw <04941> hqdu <06666> hve (21:3) <06213>

NETBible

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable¹ to the Lord than sacrifice.²

NET Notes

¹tn 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.”

²sn 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.