Proverbs 21:4

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Haughty eyes and a proud heart– what the wicked cultivate 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 the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.
  • Prov 15:8 : 8 The LORD abhors the sacrifice of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
  • Prov 21:27 : 27 The wicked person’s sacrifice is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent!
  • Prov 30:13 : 13 There is a generation whose eyes are so lofty, and whose eyelids are lifted up disdainfully.
  • Isa 2:11 : 11 Proud men will be brought low, arrogant men will be humiliated; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
  • Isa 2:17 : 17 Proud men will be humiliated, arrogant men will be brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.
  • Isa 3:16 : 16 Washing Away Impurity The LORD says,“The women of Zion are proud. They walk with their heads high and flirt with their eyes. They skip along and the jewelry on their ankles jingles.
  • Luke 18:14 : 14 I tell you that this man went down to his home justified rather than the Pharisee. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
  • Rom 14:23 : 23 But the man who doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not do so from faith, and whatever is not from faith is sin.
  • 1 Pet 5:5 : 5 In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And 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 The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks,“God won’t hold me accountable; he doesn’t care.”

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 devises wicked plans, feet that are swift to run to evil,

  • Ps 10:2-4
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    2The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

    3Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the LORD.

    4The wicked man is so arrogant he always thinks,“God won’t hold me accountable; he doesn’t care.”

  • Ps 36:1-2
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    1For the music director; written by the LORD’s servant, David; an oracle. An evil man is rebellious to the core. He does not fear God,

    2for he is too proud to recognize and give up his sin.

  • Prov 16:5
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    5The LORD abhors every arrogant person; rest assured that they will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 21:24
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    24A proud and arrogant person, whose name is“Scoffer,” acts with overbearing pride.

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

    19It is better to be lowly in spirit with the afflicted than to share the spoils with the proud.

  • Prov 21:29
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    29A wicked person has put on a bold face, but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

  • Job 40:11-12
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    11Scatter abroad the abundance of your anger. Look at every proud man and bring him low;

    12Look at every proud man and abase him; crush the wicked on the spot!

  • Prov 21:27
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    27The wicked person’s sacrifice is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with evil intent!

  • Prov 24:9
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    9A foolish scheme is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to people.

  • Mark 7:22
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    22adultery, greed, evil, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, pride, and folly.

  • Isa 5:21
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    21Beware, those who think they are wise, those who think they possess understanding.

  • Job 41:34
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    34It looks on every haughty being; it is king over all that are proud.”

  • Prov 24:18
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    18lest the LORD see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.

  • Prov 14:34
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    34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

  • Ps 101:4-5
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    4I will have nothing to do with a perverse person; I will not permit evil.

    5I will destroy anyone who slanders his neighbor in secret. I will not tolerate anyone who has a haughty demeanor and an arrogant attitude.

  • Prov 21:10
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    10The appetite of the wicked has desired evil; his neighbor is shown no favor in his eyes.

  • Prov 30:13
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    13There is a generation whose eyes are so lofty, and whose eyelids are lifted up disdainfully.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

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

  • Isa 3:9
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    9The look on their faces testifies to their guilt; like the people of Sodom they openly boast of their sin. Woe to them! For they bring disaster on themselves.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20The LORD abhors those who are perverse in heart, but those who are blameless in their ways are his delight.

  • Prov 21:2-3
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    2All of a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the LORD evaluates his thoughts.

    3To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD 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 as it is, you boast about your arrogant plans. All such boasting is evil.

  • Prov 11:2
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    2After pride came, disgrace followed; but wisdom came with humility.

  • Prov 4:25
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    25Let your eyes look directly in front of you and let your gaze look straight before you.

  • Isa 5:15
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    15Men will be humiliated, they will be brought low; the proud will be brought low.

  • Prov 29:23
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    23A person’s pride will bring him low, but one who has a lowly spirit will gain honor.

  • Prov 28:25
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    25The greedy person stirs up dissension, but the one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

  • Prov 5:21
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    21For the ways of a person are in front of the LORD’s eyes, and the LORD weighs all that person’s paths.

  • Prov 8:13
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    13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Ps 73:7
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    7Their prosperity causes them to do wrong; their thoughts are sinful.

  • Prov 17:4
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    4One who acts wickedly pays attention to evil counsel; a liar listens to a malicious 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 you are always thinking and looking for ways to increase your wealth by dishonest means. Your eyes and your heart are set on killing some innocent person and committing fraud and oppression.

  • Isa 2:12
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    12Indeed, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has planned a day of judgment, for all the high and mighty, for all who are proud– they will be humiliated;

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

  • Hos 4:8
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    8They feed on the sin offerings of my people; their appetites long for their iniquity!

  • Prov 22:12
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    12The eyes of the LORD watched over a cause, and subverted the words of the treacherous person.

  • Prov 14:9
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    9Fools mock at reparation, but among the upright there is favor.