Proverbs 21:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 21:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 21:3 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 21:3 — KJV
“To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.”
— Proverbs 21:3 (KJV)
Proverbs 21:3 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 21:3
“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you;”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 21:3: judgment, more, lord
“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea...: Heb. Yea, because, etc.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 21:3: more, lord, than
“For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 21:3: justice, judgment, lord
“And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 21:3: more, lord, sacrifice
“The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls. give more: Heb. multiply give less: Heb. diminish”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 21:3: more, lord, than
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