Proverbs 21:4
A high-minded man is stouthearted in his pride; 1 And the lamp of the wicked is sin. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
In Context
3To do justly and to speak truth, 1 Are more pleasing to God than the blood of sacrifices. 1
Cross References
Job 18:6His light shall be darkness in his habitation, 1 And his lamp shall be put out with him. 1
Psalms 101:5I am blighted like grass, and my heart is dried up; 1 For I have forgotten to eat my bread. 1
Proverbs 6:16For he rejoices in all things which God hates, 1 And he is ruined by reason of impurity of soul. 1
Proverbs 8:13The fear of the Lord hates unrighteousness, 1 And insolence, and pride, and the ways of wicked men; 1 And I hate the perverse ways of bad men. 1
Proverbs 21:27The sacrifices of the ungodly are abomination to the Lord, 1 For they offer them wickedly. 1
Isaiah 2:11For the eyes of the Lord are high, but man is low; and the haughtiness of men shall be brought low, and 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 →