| Proverbs 21:4 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | Haughty eyes and a proud heart, The lamp of the wicked, is sin. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | A conceited look and an arrogant attitude, which are the lamps of wicked people, are sins.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin. |
| ASV: | A high look, and a proud heart, Even the lamp of the wicked, is sin. |
| BBE: | A high look and a heart of pride, *** of the evil-doer is sin. |
| DBY: | Lofty eyes, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin. |
| ERV: | An high look, and a proud heart, even the lamp of the wicked, is sin. |
| JPS: | A haughty look, and a proud heart--the tillage of the wicked is sin. |
| WBS: | A high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin. |
| WEB: | A high look, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin. |
| YLT: | Loftiness of eyes, and breadth of heart, Tillage of the wicked is sin. |
| Proverbs 21:4 Cross References |
| XREF: | Proverbs 24:20 For there will be no future for the evil man; The lamp of the wicked will be put out.
Luke 11:34 "The eye is the lamp of your body; when your eye is clear, your whole body also is full of light; but when it is bad, your body also is full of darkness. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 21:4 An high look, and a proud heart, [and] the {b} plowing of the wicked, [is] sin.
(b) That is, the thing by which he is guided or which he brings forth as the fruit of his work. |
| WES: | 21:4 The plowing - Even their civil or natural actions, which in themselves are lawful, are made sinful as they are managed by ungodly men, without any regard to the glory of God, which ought to be the end of all our actions. |
| MHC: | 21:1 The believer, perceiving that the Lord rules every heart as he sees fit, like the husbandman who turns the water through his grounds as he pleases, seeks to have his own heart, and the hearts of others, directed in his faith, fear, and love. 2. We are partial in judging ourselves and our actions. 3. Many deceive themselves with a conceit that outward devotions will excuse unrighteousness. 4. Sin is the pride, the ambition, the glory, the joy, and the business of wicked men. 5. The really diligent employ foresight as well as labour. 6. While men seek wealth by unlawful practices, they seek death. 7. Injustice will return upon the sinner, and will destroy him here and for ever. 8. The way of mankind by nature is froward and strange. |
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