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cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../proverbs/21-2.htm" title="Proverbs 21:2">◄</a> Proverbs 21:3 <a href="../proverbs/21-4.htm" title="Proverbs 21:4">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer him sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/21.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />To do righteousness and justice Is preferred by the LORD more than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />To do righteousness and justice Is desired by the LORD more than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />To do righteousness and justice Is desired by the LORD rather than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice [for wrongs repeatedly committed].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Doing what is righteous and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Doing what is righteous and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Doing what is right and fair pleases the LORD more than an offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do what is right and fair; that pleases the LORD more than bringing him sacrifices. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Doing what is right and fair is more acceptable to the LORD than offering a sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />To do justice and judgment <i>is</i> more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />To do righteousness and justice <i>Is</i> more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/proverbs/21.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/proverbs/21.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/proverbs/21.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />To do righteousness and justice <i>is</i> more pleasing to the LORD than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/proverbs/21.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />To exercise justice and judgment is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/proverbs/21.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />To doe iustice and iudgement is more acceptable to the Lord then sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/proverbs/21.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />To do righteousnes and iudgement, is more acceptable to the Lorde then sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/proverbs/21.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />To do rightuousnesse and iudgmet is more acceptable to the LORDE the sacrifice.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />To do righteousness and judgment, "" Is chosen of YHWH rather than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To do righteousness and judgment, Is chosen of Jehovah rather than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To do justice and judgment was chosen by Jehovah above gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />To do mercy and judgment, pleaseth the Lord more than victims. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />To do mercy and judgment is more pleasing to the Lord than sacrifices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Whoever does righteousness and judgment is chosen to LORD JEHOVAH by sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He who does righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than he who offers a sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />To do justly and to speak truth, are more pleasing to God than the blood of sacrifices.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div 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A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">To do</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666: ṣə·ḏā·qāh (N-fs) -- Righteousness. From tsadaq; rightness, subjectively, objectively, morally or figuratively.">righteousness</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941: ū·miš·pāṭ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Judgment. ">and justice</a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977: niḇ·ḥār (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To choose. A primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. select.">is more desirable</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/2077.htm" title="2077: miz·zā·ḇaḥ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- A sacrifice. From zabach; properly, a slaughter, i.e. The flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice.">than sacrifice.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/proverbs/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213. asah (aw-saw') -- accomplish">To do</a><a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666. tsdaqah (tsed-aw-kaw') -- righteousness"> righteousness</a><a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941. mishpat (mish-pawt') -- judgment"> and judgment</a><a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977. bachar (baw-khar') -- to choose">, Is chosen</a><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel"> of Jehovah</a><a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480. min (min) -- from"> rather than</a><a href="/hebrew/2077.htm" title="2077. zebach (zeh'-bakh) -- a sacrifice"> sacrifice.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqc 6213">Doing</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="צְדָקָה ncfsa 6666"> what is righteous</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="מִשְׁפָּט ncmsa 4941"> just</a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="בחר_2 vnPmsa 977">is more acceptable</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"> the <span class="divineName">LORD</span></a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> than</a> <a href="/hebrew/2077.htm" title="זֶבַח_1 ncmsa 2077"> sacrifice</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/proverbs/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/6213a.htm" title="6213a">To do</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666. tsdaqah (tsed-aw-kaw') -- righteousness">righteousness</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941. mishpat (mish-pawt') -- judgment">and justice</a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977. bachar (baw-khar') -- to choose">Is desired</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">by the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480. min (min) -- from">more</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480. min (min) -- from">than</a> <a href="/hebrew/2077.htm" title="2077. zebach (zeh'-bakh) -- a sacrifice">sacrifice.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213. asah (aw-saw') -- accomplish">To do</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666. tsdaqah (tsed-aw-kaw') -- righteousness">justice</a> <a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="4941. mishpat (mish-pawt') -- judgment">and judgment</a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977. bachar (baw-khar') -- to choose">[is] more acceptable</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/2077.htm" title="2077. zebach (zeh'-bakh) -- a sacrifice">than sacrifice.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/21-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 21:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 21:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/21-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 21:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 21:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>