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Proverbs 21:3
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Every way of a man [is] right in his own eyes: but the LORD pondereth the hearts.
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To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
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An high look, and a proud heart, [and] the plowing of the wicked, [is] sin.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
To doH6213 justiceH6666 and judgmentH4941 is more acceptableH977 to the LORDH3068 than sacrificeH2077.
Original Hebrew
עֲשֹׂה צְדָקָה וּמִשְׁפָּט נִבְחָר לַיהוָה מִזָּבַח׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
עֲ֭שֹׂה |
'A.soh | H6213 | HVqc | to do |
צְדָקָ֣ה |
tze.da.Kah | H6666 | HNcfsa | righteousness |
וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֑ט |
u./mish.Pat | H4941 | HC/Ncmsa | and/ justice |
נִבְחָ֖ר |
niv.Char | H977 | HVNrmsa | (is) chosen |
לַ/יהוָ֣ה |
la./Yah.weh | H3068 | HR/Np | by/ Yahweh |
מִ/זָּֽבַח |
mi./Za.vach | H2077 | HR/Ncmsa | more than/ sacrifice |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H977 — בָּחַר (bâchar, baw-khar'): a primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select; acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
- H2077 — זֶבַח (zebach, zeh'-bakh): from זָבַח; properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act); offer(-ing), sacrifice.
- H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
- H4941 — מִשְׁפָּט (mishpâṭ, mish-pawt'): from שָׁפַט; properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style; [phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, [idiom] worthy, [phrase] wrong.
- H6213 — עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, aw-saw'): a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
- H6666 — צְדָקָה (tsᵉdâqâh, tsed-aw-kaw'): from צָדַק; rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity); justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).
Cross References
Reciprocal references (17): Exodus 32:29, Judges 20:8, 1 Samuel 13:9, 1 Samuel 20:24, 2 Chronicles 9:8, Jeremiah 22:15, Ezekiel 18:5, Ezekiel 45:10, Hosea 12:6, Amos 5:24, Micah 6:8, Zechariah 7:9, Zechariah 14:20, Matthew 9:13, Matthew 23:23, Luke 11:42, Ephesians 5:10
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: JUSTICE-INJUSTICE
- Torrey’s: SACRIFICES
- Nave’s: GOD, INTEGRITY, OFFERINGS, RIGHTEOUSNESS
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