Proverbs 21:4

Proverbs Of Solomon

³ To do righteousness and justice
Is desired by the Lord more than sacrifice.
⁴ Haughty eyes and a proud heart,
The lamp of the wicked, is sin.
⁵ The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage,
But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.

Lamp of the Wicked

Sin

Proverbs 6:17

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,
And hands that shed innocent blood,

Psalm 10:4

The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek Him.
All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”

Proverbs 8:13

“The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And the perverted mouth, I hate.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.

Proverbs 21:27

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination,
How much more when he brings it with evil intent!

Proverbs 30:13

There is a kind—oh how lofty are his eyes!
And his eyelids are raised in arrogance.

Isaiah 2:11

The proud look of man will be abased
And the loftiness of man will be humbled,
And the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 2:17

The pride of man will be humbled
And the loftiness of men will be abased;
And the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,

Isaiah 3:16

Moreover, the Lord said, “Because the daughters of Zion are proud
And walk with heads held high and seductive eyes,
And go along with mincing steps
And tinkle the bangles on their feet,

Luke 18:14

I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

Romans 14:23

But he who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and whatever is not from faith is sin.

1 Peter 5:5

You younger men, likewise, be subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.