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Proverbs 21:4

Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the guides of the wicked—are sin.
Proverbs 21:4
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

רוּם־עֵ֭ינַיִם וּרְחַב־לֵ֑ב נִ֖ר רְשָׁעִ֣ים חַטָּֽאת׃

  1. רוּם־rum-“haughtiness of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from רוּם · “height” · Strong's H7312
  2. עֵ֭ינַיִם'Ei.na.yim“eyes”
    Noun, feminine, dual, absolute · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  3. וּרְחַב־u.re.chav-“and a [person] arrogant of”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from רָחָב · “arrogant” · Strong's H7342I
  4. לֵ֑בLev“heart”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  5. נִ֖רnir“[the] lamp of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נִיר · “lamp” · Strong's H5216B
  6. רְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'Im“wicked [people]”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
  7. חַטָּֽאת׃cha.Tat“[is] sin”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חַטָּאת · “sin” · Strong's H2403B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)