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Proverbs 21:4
A high look, and a proud heart, Even the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
Proverbs 21:4 · American Standard Version
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Proverbs 21:4 in other translations
An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.
A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
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In context
1 The king’s heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.
2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the hearts.
3 To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.
4 A high look, and a proud heart, Even the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.
7 The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.
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