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Proverbs 21:3 NIV

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

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

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

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

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

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

Many deceive themselves with a conceit that outward devotions will excuse unrighteousness.

¹ In the Lord's hand the king's heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.

² A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart.

³ To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

⁴ Haughty eyes and a proud heart- the unplowed field of the wicked-produce sin.

⁵ The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.

November 2023