Proverbs 21:4 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Loftiness of eyes, and breadth of heart, Tillage of the wicked [is] sin.

English ASV

A high look, and a proud heart, Even the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

English Amplified

Haughtiness of eyes and a proud heart, even the tillage of the wicked or the lamp [of joy] to them [whatever it may be], are sin [in the eyes of God].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Haughtiness of eyes and a proud heart, even the tillage of the wicked or the lamp [of joy] to them [whatever it may be], are sin [in the eyes of God].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

The lamp that guides the wicked — haughty eyes and an arrogant heart — is sin.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Lofty eyes, and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, is sin.

English EASY 2024

Wicked people are proud and they boast. Sin is their guide through life.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Proud looks and proud thoughts are sins. They show a person is evil.

Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Wicked people are controlled by their conceit and arrogance, and this is sinful.

English God's Word - GW 1995

A conceited look and an arrogant attitude, which are the lamps of wicked people, are sins.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The lamp that guides the wicked-- haughty eyes and an arrogant heart-- is sin.

English KJV 1611

An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.

English LSB

Haughty eyes and a proud heart— The fallow ground of the wicked—are sin.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

A haughty eye and a proud heart, and the lamp of the wicked are sin.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Haughty eyes and a proud heart, The lamp of the wicked, is sin.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Haughty eyes and a proud heart-- the tillage of the wicked is sin.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Haughty eyes and a proud heart — the agricultural product of the wicked is sin.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Proud eyes and a proud heart are the lamp of sinful people. But those things are evil.

English NIV

Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin!

English NKJ 1982

A haughty look, a proud heart, And the plowing of the wicked are sin.

English NLT

Haughty eyes, a proud heart, and evil actions are all sin.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Haughty eyes and a proud heart-- the lamp of the wicked-- are sin.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Arrogance, superiority, and pride are the fruits of sin.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Haughty eyes and a proud heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Pride, lust, and evil actions are all sin.

English Tyndale 1537

An presumptuous look, a proud stomach, and the lantern of the ungodly is sin.

Proverbs 21:4 — Compare Translations