Focused Passage

Proverbs 21:4

The LORD Weighs the Heart: Justice, Righteousness, Pride, Diligence, and the Limits of Human Strength

The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over kings and hearts, to justice over sacrifice, to diligence and dishonest gain, to household conflict and wicked desire, to mercy and justice, to speech, generosity, false witness, and finally to the LORD's supremacy over every human plan and battle.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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

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Verse 4

Original words

Haughty רוּם־ H7312 Noun - masculine singular construct eyes עֵ֭ינַיִם H5869 Noun - cd and a proud וּרְחַב־ H7342 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct heart לֵ֑ב H3820 Noun - masculine singular the guides נִ֖ר H5216 Noun - masculine singular construct of the wicked רְשָׁעִ֣ים H7563 Adjective - masculine plural [are] sin חַטָּֽאת׃ H2403 Noun - feminine singular

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