Proverbes 21:3

3 La pratique de la justice et de l'équité, Voilà ce que l'Eternel préfère aux sacrifices.

Proverbes 21:3 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 21:3

To do justice and judgment
The moral duties of religion, what is holy, just, and good, which the law requires; what is agreeably to both tables, piety towards God, and justice to men; that which is just and right between man and man; which, especially if done from right principles and with right views, [is] more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice;
not than any sacrifice; than the sacrifice of a broken heart, or the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving, or of acts of goodness and beneficence, or of a man's whole self to the Lord; but than ceremonial sacrifices; which, though of divine institution, and typical of Christ, and when offered up in the faith of him, were acceptable to God, while in force; yet not when done without faith and in hypocrisy, and especially when done to cover and countenance immoral actions; and, even when compared with moral duties, the latter were preferable to them; see ( 1 Samuel 15:22 ) ( Mark 12:33 ) .

Proverbes 21:3 In-Context

1 Le coeur du roi est un courant d'eau dans la main de l'Eternel; Il l'incline partout où il veut.

2 Toutes les voies de l'homme sont droites à ses yeux; Mais celui qui pèse les coeurs, c'est l'Eternel.

3 La pratique de la justice et de l'équité, Voilà ce que l'Eternel préfère aux sacrifices.

4 Des regards hautains et un coeur qui s'enfle, Cette lampe des méchants, ce n'est que péché.

5 Les projets de l'homme diligent ne mènent qu'à l'abondance, Mais celui qui agit avec précipitation n'arrive qu'à la disette.