Proverbs 21:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 21:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 21:4 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin. An...: Heb. Haughtiness of eyes the plowing: or,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 21:4 — KJV
“An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin. An...: Heb. Haughtiness of eyes the plowing: or, the light”
— Proverbs 21:4 (KJV)
Proverbs 21:4 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 21:4
“Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee. thought: Heb. word wicked: Heb. Belial”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 21:4: heart, wicked, sin
“But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. outward...: Heb. eyes”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 21:4: look, heart, heb
“Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness; bethink...: Heb. bring back to their heart”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 21:4: heart, wicked, sin
“Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly; bethink...: Heb. bring back to their heart”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 21:4: heart, wicked, sin
“But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost. they shall...: Heb. flight shall perish from them the giving...: or, a puff of breath”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 21:4: wicked, heb, eyes
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