All a man’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord evaluates the motives.[a](A)

Doing what is righteous and just
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.(B)

The lamp[b] that guides the wicked—
haughty eyes and an arrogant heart(C)—is sin.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 21:2 Lit Lord weighs the hearts
  2. Proverbs 21:4 Some Hb mss, ancient versions read tillage

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