Proverbs 21:4

A high look, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

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WEBBE

A high look and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

BSB

Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked— are sin.

KJV

An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

ASV

A high look, and a proud heart, [Even] the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

BBE

A high look and a heart of pride, *** of the evil-doer is sin.

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Matthew Henry · Verse 4

Sin is the pride, the ambition, the glory, the joy, and the business of wicked men.

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