Proverbs 21:4New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Haughty eyes and a proud heart, The lamp of the wicked, is sin.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— An high look, and a proud heart, [and] the plowing of the wicked, [is] sin.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— An high look, and a proud heart, [even] the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— A high look, and a proud heart, [Even] the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— A high look, and a proud heart, [and] the plowing of the wicked, [is] sin.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Lofty eyes, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Loftiness of eyes, and ambition of heart—the lamp of the lawless, are sin.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Loftiness of eyes, and breadth of heart, Tillage of the wicked [is] sin.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Haughtiness of the eyes is the enlarging of the heart: the lamp of the wicked is sin.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— A hautie looke, and a proude heart, which is the light of the wicked, is sinne.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— An high looke, and a proud heart, [and] the plowing of the wicked, [is] sinne.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Haughty eyes, a proud heart, and the posterity of the wicked are sinful.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— A high-minded man is stout-hearted in [his] pride; and the lamp of the wicked is sin.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— An high look, and a proud heart, [and] the plowing of the wicked, [is] sin. |
An high
7312 {7312} Primeרוּםruwm{room}
From H7311; (literally) elevation or (figuratively) elation.
look,
5869 {5869} Primeעַיִן`ayin{ah'-yin}
Probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy a fountain (as the eye of the landscape).
and a proud
7342 {7342} Primeרָחָבrachab{raw-khawb'}
From H7337; roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively.
heart,
3820 {3820} Primeלֵבleb{labe}
A form of H3824; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.
[ and] the plowing
5215 {5215} Primeנִירniyr{neer}
From H5214; properly ploughing, that is, (concretely) freshly ploughed land.
of the wicked,
7563 {7563} Primeרָשָׁעrasha`{raw-shaw'}
From H7561; morally wrong; concretely an (actively) bad person.
[ is] sin.
2403 {2403} Primeחַטָּאָהchatta'ah{khat-taw-aw'}
From H2398; an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender. |
Proverbs 21:4
_ _ high look — (Compare Margin; Psalms 131:1).
_ _ proud heart — or, “heart of breadth,” one that is swollen (compare Psalms 101:5).
_ _ ploughing — better “lamp,” a frequent figure for prosperity (Proverbs 20:20); hence joy or delight. |
Proverbs 21:4
_ _ This may be taken as showing us, 1. The marks of a wicked man. He that has a high look and a proud heart, that carries himself insolently and scornfully towards both God and man, and that is always ploughing and plotting, designing and devising some mischief or other, is indeed a wicked man. The light of the wicked is sin. Sin is the pride, the ambition, the glory and joy, and the business of wicked men. 2. The miseries of wicked man. His raised expectations, his high designs, and most elaborate contrivances and projects, are sin to him; he contracts guilt in them and so prepares trouble for himself. The very business of all wicked men, as well as their pleasure, is nothing but sin; so Bishop Patrick. They do all to serve their lusts, and have no regard to the glory of God in it, and therefore their ploughing is sin, and no marvel when their sacrificing is so, Proverbs 15:8. |
Proverbs 21:4
The plowing — Even their civil or natural actions, which in themselves are lawful, are made sinful as they are managed by ungodly men, without any regard to the glory of God, which ought to be the end of all our actions. |
Proverbs 21:4
An high look, and a proud heart, [and] the (b) plowing of the wicked, [is] sin.
(b) That is, the thing by which he is guided or which he brings forth as the fruit of his work. |
- An high look:
- Heb. Haughtiness of eyes,
Proverbs 6:17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 8:13 The fear of the LORD [is] to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
Proverbs 30:13 [There is] a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up.
Psalms 10:4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek [after God]: God [is] not in all his thoughts.
Isaiah 2:11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
Isaiah 2:17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
Isaiah 3:16 Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing [as] they go, and making a tinkling with their feet:
Luke 18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified [rather] than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
1 Peter 5:5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all [of you] be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
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Proverbs 21:27 The sacrifice of the wicked [is] abomination: how much more, [when] he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright [is] his delight.
Romans 14:23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because [he eateth] not of faith: for whatsoever [is] not of faith is sin.
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- plowing of the wicked:
- or, light of the wicked
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