Proverbs 21:4
2 All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.
3 To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.
5 The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
6 Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.
- KJV
- An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
- WEB
- A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
- ASV
- A high look, and a proud heart, [Even] the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
- DARBY
- Lofty eyes, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
- BLB
- Loftiness of eyes and broadness of heart—the guides of the wicked—[are] sin.
- ÅB
- Stolte øyne og overmodig hjerte -- de ugudeliges lampe[^1] blir dem til synd.
- OTB
- Hovmodige øyne og et stolt hjerte, de ondes lampe, er syndige.
- B1930
- Stolte øine og overmodig hjerte - de ugudeliges lampe blir dem til synd.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 6:17
haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
Read in context1 Peter 5:5
Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Read in contextProverbs 8:13
To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
Read in contextIsaiah 2:17
So the pride of man will be brought low, and the loftiness of men will be humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day,
Read in contextLuke 18:14
I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Read in contextProverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent!
Read in contextProverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Read in contextRomans 14:23
But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.
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