Proverbs 21:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.”
Proverbs 21:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 21:3 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 21:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 21:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.”
Proverbs 21:3 — World English Bible
Proverbs 21:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.”
Proverbs 21:3 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 21:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“To do righteousness and judgment, Is chosen of Jehovah rather than sacrifice.”
Proverbs 21:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 21:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“To exercise justice and judgment is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.”
Proverbs 21:3 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 21:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“To doe iustice and iudgement is more acceptable to the Lord then sacrifice.”
Proverbs 21:3 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 21:3 in Context — Proverbs 21
1 The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.
3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
4 An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
What Does Proverbs 21:3 Mean?
Proverbs 21:3 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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