3To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 21:3
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Justice, Righteousness, Pride, Diligence, and the Limits of Human Strength
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over kings and hearts, to justice over sacrifice, to diligence and dishonest gain, to household conflict and wicked desire, to mercy and justice, to speech, generosity, false witness, and finally to the LORD's supremacy over every human plan and battle.
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Verse 3
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To doעֲ֭שֹׂהH6213Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructrighteousnessצְדָקָ֣הH6666Noun - feminine singularand justiceוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טH4941Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularis more desirableנִבְחָ֖רH977Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularto the LORDלַיהוָ֣הH3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularthan sacrificeמִזָּֽבַח׃H2077Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular