Proverbs 21:4

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Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the lamp of the wicked—is sin.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 6:17 : 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
  • Prov 8:13 : 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior, and perverse speech.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
  • Prov 21:27 : 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable, even more when it is brought with evil intent.
  • Prov 30:13 : 13 There is a generation whose eyes are so arrogant, whose eyelids are lifted up in pride.
  • Isa 2:11 : 11 The haughty eyes of mankind will be brought low, and humanity's pride will be humbled. The Lord alone will be exalted on that day.
  • Isa 2:17 : 17 The pride of mankind will be bowed down, and human arrogance will be humbled. The Lord alone will be exalted on that day.
  • Isa 3:16 : 16 The LORD says, 'Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, walking with outstretched necks, flirting with their eyes, taking short, mincing steps, and jingling ornaments on their feet,
  • Luke 18:14 : 14 'I tell you that this man went home justified before God rather than the other. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.'
  • Rom 14:23 : 23 But whoever doubts and eats is condemned if they do so, because their actions are not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.
  • 1 Pet 5:5 : 5 In the same way, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.
  • Ps 10:4 : 4 In his pride, the wicked man says, 'He will not seek; there is no God in all his thoughts.'

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

    18a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil,

  • Ps 10:2-4
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    2In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

    3For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart, and the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord.

    4In his pride, the wicked man says, 'He will not seek; there is no God in all his thoughts.'

  • Ps 36:1-2
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    1To the choirmaster, a servant of the Lord, a psalm of David.

    2An oracle of transgression speaks to the wicked within his heart; there is no fear of God before his eyes.

  • Prov 16:5
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    5The Lord detests all who are proud in heart; be sure of this, they will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 21:24
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    24The proud and arrogant person, named 'Scoffer,' acts with excessive pride.

  • Prov 16:18-19
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    18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

    19Better to be humble with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29A wicked man hardens his face, but an upright person considers their way.

  • Job 40:11-12
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    11Scatter the outbursts of your anger, and look at every proud one and bring him low.

    12Look at every proud person and humble him, and crush the wicked where they stand.

  • Prov 21:27
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    27The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable, even more when it is brought with evil intent.

  • Prov 24:9
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    9The plans of foolishness are sinful, and the mocker is detestable to others.

  • Mark 7:22
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    22adulteries, greed, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.

  • Isa 5:21
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    21Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight!

  • Prov 24:18
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    18Otherwise, the LORD will see and disapprove, and He may turn His anger away from them.

  • Prov 14:34
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    34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people.

  • Ps 101:4-5
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    4A perverse heart will depart from me; I will not associate with evil.

    5Whoever secretly slanders their neighbor, I will silence. Whoever has proud eyes and an arrogant heart, I cannot endure.

  • Prov 21:10
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    10The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

  • Prov 30:13
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    13There is a generation whose eyes are so arrogant, whose eyelids are lifted up in pride.

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    12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked down to ruin.

  • Job 4:8
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    8As I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble reap the same.

  • Isa 3:9
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    9The look on their faces testifies against them, and like Sodom, they openly declare their sin; they do not try to conceal it. Woe to them! For they have brought disaster upon themselves.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20Those with twisted hearts are detestable to the Lord, but His delight is in those whose ways are blameless.

  • Prov 21:2-3
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    2Every person's way seems right in their own eyes, but the LORD evaluates the hearts.

    3To do righteousness and justice is preferred by the LORD rather than sacrifice.

  • Prov 18:12
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    12Before destruction, the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.

  • Jas 4:16
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    16But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

  • Prov 11:2
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    2When pride comes, then comes shame, but with the humble comes wisdom.

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    25Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you.

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    15So humanity will be humbled, and people will be brought low; even the eyes of the arrogant will be humbled.

  • Prov 29:23
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    23A man's pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.

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    25A greedy person stirs up conflict, but the one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

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    21For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and He examines all his paths.

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    13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior, and perverse speech.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Ps 73:7
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    7Their eyes bulge from fatness; their imaginations overflow with malice.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

  • Prov 11:23
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    23The desire of the righteous brings only good, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

  • Jer 22:17
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    17But your eyes and heart are set only on your dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, and on oppression and violence.

  • Isa 2:12
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    12For the day of the Lord of hosts will come against all who are proud and arrogant, against all who are exalted—they will be humbled.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • Hos 4:8
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    8They feed on the sins of my people; they are greedy for their iniquity.

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    12The eyes of the LORD watch over knowledge, but He overturns the words of the treacherous.

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    9Fools mock at making amends for guilt, but goodwill is found among the upright.