Proverbs 21:4
To lift up the eyes is to enlarge the heart. The lamp of the impious is sin.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
In Context
3To do mercy and judgment is more pleasing to the Lord than sacrifices.
Cross References
Job 18:6Light will become darkness in his tabernacle, and the lamp that is over him will be extinguished.
Psalms 101:5I have been cut down like hay, and my heart has withered, for I had forgotten to eat my bread.
Proverbs 6:16Six things there are that the Lord hates, and the seventh, his soul detests:
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord hates evil. I detest arrogance, and pride, and every wicked way, and a mouth with a double tongue.
Proverbs 21:27The sacrifices of the impious are abominable, because they are offered out of wickedness.
Isaiah 2:11The lofty eyes of man have been humbled, and the haughtiness of men will be bowed down. Then the Lord alone shall be exalted, in that day.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:4
3 To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. Here, 1. It is implied that many deceive themselves with a conceit that, if they offer sacrifice, that will excuse them from doing justice, and procure them a dispensation for their unrighteousness; and this makes their way seem right, v. 2 . We have fasted, Isa. lviii. 3 . I have peace-offerings with me, Prov. vii. 14 . 2. It is plainly declared that living a good life (doing justly and loving mercy) is more pleasing to God than the most… Read the whole commentary →