Yes, the light of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.
Proverbs 21:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The lamp that guides the wicked – haughty eyes and an arrogant heart #– #is sin. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 An high look, and a proud heart, And the plowing of the wicked, is sin. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Haughtiness of eyes and a proud heart, even the tillage of the wicked or the lamp [of joy] to them [whatever it may be], are sin [in the eyes of God]. American Standard Version (1901) A high look, and a proud heart, Even the lamp of the wicked, is sin. Common English Bible Prideful eyes, an arrogant heart, and the lamp of the wicked are all sinful. Catholic Public Domain Version To lift up the eyes is to enlarge the heart. The lamp of the impious is sin. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Haughtiness of the eyes is the enlarging of the heart: the lamp of the wicked is sin. |
Yes, the light of the wicked is extinguished; the flame of his fire does not glow.
The light in his tent grows dark, and the lamp beside him is put out.
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
The sacrifice of a wicked person is detestable – how much more so when he brings it with ulterior motives!
There is a generation #– #how haughty its eyes and pretentious its looks.
To fear the Lord is to hate evil. I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
But when the Lord finishes all his work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, he will say, ‘I will punish the king of Assyria for his arrogant acts and the proud look in his eyes.’
The pride of mankind will be humbled, and human loftiness will be brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.
The pride of mankind will be brought low, and human loftiness will be humbled; the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.
The Lord also says: Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, walking with heads held high and seductive eyes, prancing along, jingling their ankle bracelets,
Your eye is the lamp of the body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is also full of light. But when it is bad, your body is also full of darkness.
I tell you, this one went down to his house justified rather than the other, because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.’
But whoever doubts stands condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith, and everything that is not from faith is sin.
In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. All of you clothe yourselves with humility towards one another, because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. ,