Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 21:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“To do justice and judgment {is} more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.”
Proverbs 21:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The king's heart {is} in the hand of the LORD, {as} the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
Every way of a man {is} right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
To do justice and judgment {is} more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
An high look, and a proud heart, {and} the plowing of the wicked, {is} sin. {An...: Heb. Haughtiness of eyes} {the plowing: or, the light}
The thoughts of the diligent {tend} only to plenteousness; but of every one {that is} hasty only to want.
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