Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin. New Living Translation Haughty eyes, a proud heart, and evil actions are all sin. English Standard Version Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin. Berean Standard Bible Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the guides of the wicked—are sin. King James Bible An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin. New King James Version A haughty look, a proud heart, And the plowing of the wicked are sin. New American Standard Bible Haughty eyes and a proud heart, The lamp of the wicked, is sin. NASB 1995 Haughty eyes and a proud heart, The lamp of the wicked, is sin. NASB 1977 Haughty eyes and a proud heart, The lamp of the wicked, is sin. Legacy Standard Bible Haughty eyes and a proud heart— The fallow ground of the wicked—are sin. Amplified Bible Haughty and arrogant eyes and a proud heart, The lamp of the wicked [their self-centered pride], is sin [in the eyes of God]. Christian Standard Bible The lamp that guides the wicked — haughty eyes and an arrogant heart —is sin. Holman Christian Standard Bible The lamp that guides the wicked— haughty eyes and an arrogant heart—is sin. American Standard Version A high look, and a proud heart, Even the lamp of the wicked, is sin. Aramaic Bible in Plain English The pride of the eyes and the spirit of the heart and the lamp of the evil is sin. Brenton Septuagint Translation A high-minded man is stout-hearted in his pride; and the lamp of the wicked is sin. Contemporary English Version Evil people are proud and arrogant, but sin is the only crop they produce. Douay-Rheims Bible Haughtiness of the eyes is the enlarging of the heart: the lamp of the wicked is sin. English Revised Version An high look, and a proud heart, even the lamp of the wicked, is sin. GOD'S WORD® Translation A conceited look and an arrogant attitude, which are the lamps of wicked people, are sins. Good News Translation Wicked people are controlled by their conceit and arrogance, and this is sinful. International Standard Version A proud attitude, accompanied by a haughty look, is sin; they reveal wicked people. JPS Tanakh 1917 A haughty look, and a proud heart-- The tillage of the wicked is sin. Literal Standard Version Loftiness of eyes, and breadth of heart, | Tillage of the wicked [is] sin. Majority Standard Bible Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the guides of the wicked—are sin. New American Bible Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the lamp of the wicked will fail. NET Bible Haughty eyes and a proud heart--the agricultural product of the wicked is sin. New Revised Standard Version Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the lamp of the wicked—are sin. New Heart English Bible A high look, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin. Webster's Bible Translation A high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin. World English Bible A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin. Young's Literal Translation Loftiness of eyes, and breadth of heart, Tillage of the wicked is sin. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The King's Heart…3To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice. 4Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked— are sin. 5The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.… Cross References Luke 11:34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness. Proverbs 6:17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, Proverbs 24:20 For the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be extinguished. Treasury of Scripture An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin. an high look or 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. and the 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. Jump to Previous Breadth Evil-Doer Eyes Haughty Heart High Lamp Plowing Pride Proud Sin Tillage WickedJump to Next Breadth Evil-Doer Eyes Haughty Heart High Lamp Plowing Pride Proud Sin Tillage WickedProverbs 21 1. The king's heart in the hand of the Lord(4) The plowing of the wicked.--i.e., their work, all they do; for it is not done to please God but themselves; nor carried on in His strength, but in reliance upon their own, and therefore it is "sin," not pleasing to Him. For the word here translated "plowing," see above on Proverbs 13:23, where it is rendered "tillage." It may also signify "lamp" (see above on 13:9).Verse 4. - An high look and a proud heart; Vulgate, exaltatio oculorum est dilatatio cordis, "The lifting up of the eyes is a swelling of the heart." But it is best to make the whole verse one idea, as in the Authorized Version. The lifting of the eyes is a term implying pride, as shown in supercilious looks, as if other people were of inferior clay and not worthy of notice. So we have "haughty eyes" in Proverbs 6:17 (where see note); and in Proverbs 30:13 we read, "There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up." "The enlargement of the heart" is the cause of the proud look, for it signifies the evil affections and concupiscence of the will, wholly filled up with self, and controlling the actions and expression of the body. Septuagint, "A high-minded man (κεηαλόφρων) is stout-hearted in his pride." And the ploughing of the wicked is sin. The Authorized Version takes the reading נִר (nir), which means "tillage' (Proverbs 13:23), or, as Delitzsch supposes, "land ploughed for the first time" (novale). The proverb, taken thus, will mean, "high look, proud heart, even all the field which the godless cultivate, all that they do, is sin." "Pride," says the Talmud, "is worse than sin." But another pointing gives a different and very appropriate (comp. Proverbs 13:9; Proverbs 24:20) meaning. נֵר (ner) signifies "a lamp." Thus the Vulgate, Lucerna impiorum peccatum, "The lamp of the wicked is sin;" and the Septuagint, Λαμπτὴρ δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἁμαρτία "Lamp" is, as often, a metaphor for prosperity and happiness (comp. 2 Samuel 22:29; 1 Kings 11:36); and it is here said that the sinner's outward prosperity and joyousness, springing from no good source, being founded in self, and not resting on virtue and godliness, are in themselves sinful and displeasing to God. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Haughtyרוּם־ (rūm-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7311: To be high actively, to rise, raise eyes עֵ֭ינַיִם (‘ê·na·yim) Noun - cd Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain and a proud וּרְחַב־ (ū·rə·ḥaḇ-) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 7342: Wide, broad heart— לֵ֑ב (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre the guides נִ֖ר (nir) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5215: Plowing, freshly plowed land of the wicked— רְשָׁעִ֣ים (rə·šā·‘îm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person [are] sin. חַטָּֽאת׃ (ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender Links Proverbs 21:4 NIVProverbs 21:4 NLT Proverbs 21:4 ESV Proverbs 21:4 NASB Proverbs 21:4 KJV Proverbs 21:4 BibleApps.com Proverbs 21:4 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 21:4 Chinese Bible Proverbs 21:4 French Bible Proverbs 21:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 21:4 A high look and a proud heart (Prov. 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