Proverbs 21:3 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 21:3 NIV (New International Version)
To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:3 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:3 NLT (New Living Translation)
The LORD is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer him sacrifices.
Proverbs 21:3 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Doing what is righteous and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:3 KJV (King James Version)
To do justice and judgment Is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:3 NKJV (New King James Version)
To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:3 MSG (The Message)
Clean living before God and justice with our neighbors mean far more to GOD than religious performance.
Proverbs 21:3 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
To do righteousness and justice Is preferred by the LORD more than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:3 AMP (Amplified Bible)
To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice [for wrongs repeatedly committed]. [1 Sam 15:22; Prov 15:8; Is 1:11; Hos 6:6; Mic 6:7, 8]
Proverbs 21:3 NET (New English Translation)
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.