Indeed, the light of the wicked is snuffed out; the flame of his fire does not shine.
Proverbs 21:4 - Tree of Life Version Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the lamp of the wicked 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. |
Indeed, the light of the wicked is snuffed out; the flame of his fire does not shine.
The wicked one, with his nose in the air, never seeks Him. All his thoughts are: “There is no God.”
Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret —him I will silence. Who has haughty eyes and a proud heart —him I will not tolerate.
A Song of Ascents. Of David. Adonai, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes lofty, nor do I go after things too great or too difficult for me.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Adonai, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination— how much more when he brings it with evil intent?
for the evil person has no future, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.
There is a generation whose eyes are so haughty, whose eyelids are lifted up disdainfully.
To fear Adonai is to hate evil. I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and a perverse mouth.
Therefore it will come to pass, when Adonai finishes all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, “I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria, and the glorying of his haughty eyes.”
The man of haughty eyes is humbled, the lofty ones brought low, for Adonai alone will be exalted in that day.
The pride of man will be humbled, the arrogance of men abased, for Adonai alone will be exalted in that day.
Moreover Adonai says: “Since the Daughters of Zion are proud, and walk with outstretched necks and seductive eyes, walking and mincing as they go, making a jingling with their feet,
Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light. But when it is sick, your body is full of darkness.
I tell you, this man, rather than the other, went down to his home declared righteous. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
But the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because it is not of faith. And whatever is not of faith is sin.
Likewise, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”