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A high look, and a proud heart, The lamp of the wicked, is sin.
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Pride's Telltale Signs
Commentators explain that a 'high look' is the visible evidence of a 'proud heart.' The verse links outward arrogance directly to an inner state of self-exaltation, which God considers an abomination. It's a warning that how we carry ourselves often reveals the true posture of our hearts.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The plowing - The Hebrew word, with a change in its vowel points, may signify either:
19th Century
Anglican
The plowing of the wicked.— that is, their work, all they do; for it is not done to please God but themselves; nor carried on in H…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
An high look, and a proud heart The former is a sign of the latter, and commonly go together, and are both abominabl…
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Sin is the pride, the ambition, the glory, the joy, and the business of wicked men.
