Proverbs 21:2-4
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
2 All deeds are right in the sight of the doer,
but the Lord weighs the heart.
3 To do righteousness and justice
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart—
the lamp of the wicked—are sin.
Proverbs 21:2-4
New King James Version
3 (C)To do righteousness and justice
Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:4 Or lamp
Proverbs 21:2-4
English Standard Version
2 (A)Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
but the Lord (B)weighs the heart.
3 (C)To do righteousness and justice
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
4 (D)Haughty eyes and a proud heart,
(E)the lamp[a] of the wicked, are sin.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:4 Or the plowing
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