Proverbs 21:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Evil people are proud and arrogant, but sin is the only crop they produce.

Cross References

Job 18:5

The lamps of sinful people soon are snuffed out, leaving their tents dark.

Psalm 10:4

The wicked are too proud to turn to you or even think about you.

Psalm 101:5

Anyone who spreads gossip will be silenced, and no one who is conceited will be my friend.

Psalm 131:1

I am not conceited, LORD, and I don't waste my time on impossible schemes.

Proverbs 15:8

The LORD is disgusted by gifts from the wicked, but it makes him happy when his people pray.

Proverbs 21:27

The Lord despises the offerings of wicked people with evil motives.

Proverbs 24:20

They will soon be gone like the flame of a lamp that burns out.

Proverbs 30:13

Some people are stuck-up and act like snobs;

Proverbs 6:16

There are six or seven kinds of people the LORD doesn't like:

Proverbs 6:17

Those who are too proud or tell lies or murder,

Proverbs 8:13

If you respect the LORD, you will hate evil. I hate pride and conceit and deceitful lies.

Isaiah 10:12

The Lord will do what he has planned against Jerusalem and Mount Zion. Then he will punish the proud and boastful king of Assyria,

Isaiah 2:11

When the LORD comes, everyone who is proud will be made humble, and the LORD alone will be honoured.

Isaiah 2:17

When that day comes, everyone who is proud will be put down. Only the LORD will be honoured.

Isaiah 3:16

The LORD says: The women of Jerusalem are proud and strut around, winking shamelessly. They wear anklets that jingle and call attention to the way they walk.

Luke 11:34

Your eyes are the lamp for your body. When your eyes are good, you have all the light you need. But when your eyes are bad, everything is dark.

Luke 18:14

Then Jesus said, “When the two men went home, it was the tax collector and not the Pharisee who was pleasing to God. If you put yourself above others, you will be put down. But if you humble yourself, you will be honoured.”

Romans 14:23

But if you do have doubts about what you eat, you are going against your beliefs. And you know that is wrong, because anything you do against your beliefs is sin.

1 Peter 5:5

All you young people should obey your elders. In fact, everyone should be humble towards everyone else. The Scriptures say, “God opposes proud people, but he helps everyone who is humble.”