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To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
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Righteous Living Over Ritual
Commentators agree that this verse establishes a divine priority: God values moral action—doing what is right and just—more than He values ritualistic or ceremonial sacrifices. Matthew Henry warns against the common self-deception of using outward religious acts to excuse or cover up unrighteous behavior. This principle is consistently taught elsewhere in Scripture, such as in 1 Samuel 15:22.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare the marginal reference. The words have a special significance as coming from the king who had built the temple, and had offered sacrifi…
19th Century
Anglican
To do justice and judgment, etc.— See above on Proverbs 10:2.
Is more acceptable than sacrifice.—<…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
To do justice and judgment The moral duties of religion, what is holy, just, and good, which the law requires; what is ag…
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Many deceive themselves with the notion that outward devotions will excuse unrighteousness.
