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

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

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Verse 4

Original words

Haughtyרוּם־H7312Noun - masculine singular constructeyesעֵ֭ינַיִםH5869Noun - cdand a proudוּרְחַב־H7342Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular constructheartלֵ֑בH3820Noun - masculine singularthe guidesנִ֖רH5216Noun - masculine singular constructof the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםH7563Adjective - masculine plural[are] sinחַטָּֽאת׃H2403Noun - feminine singular

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