Proverbs 21:4

American Standard Version (1901)

A high look, and a proud heart, [Even] the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 6:17 : 17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
  • Prov 21:27 : 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind!
  • Prov 30:13 : 13 There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.
  • Isa 2:11 : 11 The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.
  • Isa 2:17 : 17 And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low; and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.
  • Isa 3:16 : 16 Moreover Jehovah said, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet;
  • Luke 18:14 : 14 I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
  • Rom 14:23 : 23 But he that doubteth is condemned if he eat, because [he eateth] not of faith; and whatsoever is not of faith is sin.
  • 1 Pet 5:5 : 5 Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
  • Ps 10:4 : 4 The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, [saith], He will not require [it] . All his thoughts are, There is no God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 6:17-18
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    17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;

    18A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,

  • Ps 10:2-4
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    2In the pride of the wicked the poor is hotly pursued; Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

    3For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous renounceth, [yea], contemneth Jehovah.

    4The wicked, in the pride of his countenance, [saith], He will not require [it] . All his thoughts are, There is no God.

  • Ps 36:1-2
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    1[For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah]. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.

    2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, That his iniquity will not be found out and be hated.

  • Prov 16:5
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    5Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: [Though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

  • Prov 21:24
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    24The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name; He worketh in the arrogance of pride.

  • Prov 16:18-19
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    18Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

    19Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29A wicked man hardeneth his face; But as for the upright, he establisheth his ways.

  • Job 40:11-12
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    11Pour forth the overflowings of thine anger; And look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.

    12Look on every one that is proud, [and] bring him low; And tread down the wicked where they stand.

  • Prov 21:27
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    27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination: How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind!

  • Prov 24:9
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    9The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men.

  • Mark 7:22
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    22covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness:

  • Isa 5:21
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    21Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!

  • Job 41:34
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    34He beholdeth everything that is high: He is king over all the sons of pride.

  • Prov 24:18
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    18Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.

  • Prov 14:34
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    34Righteousness exalteth a nation; But sin is a reproach to any people.

  • Ps 101:4-5
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    4A perverse heart shall depart from me: I will know no evil thing.

    5Whoso privily slandereth his neighbor, him will I destroy: Him that hath a high look and a proud heart will I not suffer.

  • Prov 21:10
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    10The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.

  • Prov 30:13
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    13There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin.

  • Job 4:8
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    8According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, And sow trouble, reap the same.

  • Isa 3:9
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    9The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have done evil unto themselves.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20They that are perverse in heart are an abomination to Jehovah; But such as are perfect in [their] way are his delight.

  • Prov 21:2-3
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    2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the hearts.

    3To do righteousness and justice Is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.

  • Prov 18:12
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    12Before destruction the heart of man is haughty; And before honor [goeth] humility.

  • Jas 4:16
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    16But now ye glory in your vauntings: all such glorying is evil.

  • Prov 11:2
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    2When pride cometh, then cometh shame; But with the lowly is wisdom.

  • Prov 4:25
    69%

    25Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

  • Isa 5:15
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    15And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is humbled, and the eyes of the lofty are humbled:

  • Prov 29:23
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    23A man's pride shall bring him low; But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.

  • Prov 28:25
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    25He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.

  • Prov 5:21
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    21For the ways of man are before the eyes of Jehovah; And he maketh level all his paths.

  • Prov 8:13
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    13The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil: Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the perverse mouth, do I hate.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

  • Ps 73:7
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    7Their eyes stand out with fatness: They have more than heart could wish.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; [And] a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the righteous is only good; [But] the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Jer 22:17
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    17But thine eyes and thy heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

  • Isa 2:12
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    12For there shall be a day of Jehovah of hosts upon all that is proud and haughty, and upon all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low;

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

  • Hos 4:8
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    8They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.

  • Prov 22:12
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    12The eyes of Jehovah preserve [him that hath] knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.

  • Prov 14:9
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    9A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.