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Proverbs 21:3-5
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 21:3-5
New Catholic Bible
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.
5 The plans of the diligent will ensure profit,
but rash haste will surely lead to poverty.
Footnotes
- 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).
- Proverbs 21:4 Haughty eyes: see note on Prov 6:17; see also Prov 16:5, 18.
