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Proverbs 21:2-4
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2 A man’s ways may seem right to him,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.
3 To do what is right and just
    is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.[a]
4 Haughty eyes[b] and a proud heart—
    the lamp of the wicked—are nothing but sin.

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  1. Proverbs 21:3 More acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice: internal goodness is more acceptable to the Lord than external sacrifice (see v. 27; 15:8; 1 Sam 15:22; Isa 1:11-15; Am 5:22; Hos 6:6; Mic 6:7-8; Mal 1:12).
  2. Proverbs 21:4 Haughty eyes: see note on Prov 6:17; see also Prov 16:5, 18.
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Proverbs 21:2-4
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2 A person may think their own ways are right,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.(A)

3 To do what is right and just
    is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.(B)

4 Haughty eyes(C) and a proud heart—
    the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin.

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