Spreuken 21:3

3 Gerechtigheid en recht te doen is bij den HEERE uitgelezener dan offer.

Spreuken 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 ) .

Spreuken 21:3 In-Context

1 Des konings hart is in de hand des HEEREN als waterbeken. Hij neigt het tot al wat Hij wil.

2 Alle weg des mensen is recht in zijn ogen; maar de HEERE weegt de harten.

3 Gerechtigheid en recht te doen is bij den HEERE uitgelezener dan offer.

4 Hoogheid der ogen, en trotsheid des harten, en de ploeging der goddelozen, zijn zonde.

5 De gedachten des vlijtigen zijn alleen tot overschot; maar van een ieder, die haastig is, alleen tot gebrek.