4Haughtiness of the eyes is the enlarging of the heart: the lamp of the wicked is sin.


In Context

1 As the divisions of waters, so the heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord: whithersoever he will he shall turn it.

2 Every way of a man seemeth right to himself: but the Lord weigheth the hearts.

3 To do mercy and judgment, pleaseth the Lord more than victims.

4 Haughtiness of the eyes is the enlarging of the heart: the lamp of the wicked is sin.

5 The thoughts of the industrious al- ways bring forth abundance: but every sluggard is always in want.

6 He that gathereth treasures by a lying tongue, is vain and foolish, and shall stumble upon the snares of death.

Proverbs 21:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:4An high look, and a proud heart, [and] the plowing of the wicked, [is] sin.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:4Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin!

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:4A high look, and a proud heart, Even the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:4Lofty eyes, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:4An high look, and a proud heart, even the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:4A high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:4A high look, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:4Loftiness of eyes, and breadth of heart, Tillage of the wicked is sin.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:4An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.