Other translations
American Standard Version
To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Whoever does righteousness and judgment is chosen to Lord Jehovah by sacrifice.
Darby Bible Translation
To exercise justice and judgment is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
To do mercy and judgment, pleaseth the Lord more than victims.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
God's Word
Doing what is right and fair is more acceptable to the LORD than offering a sacrifice.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Doing what is righteous and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
International Standard Version
To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
NET Bible
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
New American Standard Bible
To do righteousness and justice Is desired by the LORD more than sacrifice.
New International Version
To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
New Living Translation
The LORD is more pleased when we do what is right and just than when we offer him sacrifices.
Webster's Bible Translation
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
The World English Bible
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
EasyEnglish Bible
If you do what is right and fair, it pleases the Lord more than sacrifices.
Young‘s Literal Translation
To do righteousness and judgment, Is chosen of Jehovah rather than sacrifice.
New Life Version
To do what is right and good and fair is more pleasing to the Lord than gifts given on the altar in worship.
The Voice Bible
To do what is right and to seek justice— these please Him more than sacrifice.
Living Bible
God is more pleased when we are just and fair than when we give him gifts.
New Catholic Bible
To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Legacy Standard Bible
To do righteousness and justice Is chosen by Yahweh over sacrifice.
Jubilee Bible 2000
To do righteousness and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Christian Standard Bible
Doing what is righteous and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Amplified Bible © 1954
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
New Century Version
Doing what is right and fair is more important to the Lord than sacrifices.
The Message
Clean living before God and justice with our neighbors mean far more to God than religious performance.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
Practicing righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than a sacrifice.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Good News Translation®
Do what is right and fair; that pleases the Lord more than bringing him sacrifices.
Wycliffe Bible
To do mercy and doom, pleaseth more the Lord, than sacrifices. (To do mercy and justice, that pleaseth the Lord more than sacrifices, or burnt offerings.)
Contemporary English Version
Doing what is right and fair pleases the Lord more than an offering.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Common English Bible © 2011
Acting with righteousness and justice is more valued by the Lord than sacrifice.
Amplified Bible © 2015
To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice [for wrongs repeatedly committed].
English Standard Version Anglicised
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
New American Standard Bible
To do righteousness and justice Is preferred by the Lord more than sacrifice.
The Expanded Bible
Doing what is ·right [righteous] and ·fair [just] is more ·important [preferable] to the Lord than sacrifices [1 Sam. 15:22; Is. 1:11–17; Hos. 6:6; Mic. 6:6–8].
Tree of Life Version
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Adonai than sacrifice.
Revised Standard Version
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
New International Reader's Version
Do what is right and fair. The Lord accepts that more than sacrifices.
BRG Bible
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Complete Jewish Bible
To do what is right and just is more pleasing to Adonai than sacrifice.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
To do tzedakah and mishpat is more acceptable to Hashem than zevach.
Names of God Bible
Doing what is right and fair is more acceptable to Yahweh than offering a sacrifice.
Modern English Version
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.
Easy-to-Read Version
Do what is right and fair. The Lord loves that more than sacrifices.
International Children’s Bible
Do what is right and fair. That is more important to the Lord than animal sacrifices.
Lexham English Bible
Doing righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.
New International Version - UK
To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.