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Haughtyרוּםeyesעֵינַיִםand a broadוּרְחַבheart,לֵבthe lampנִרof the wicked,רְשָׁעִיםare sin.חַטָּאת
Proverbs 21:4
Study it in the app“Haughty eyes and a broad heart, the lamp of the wicked, are sin.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 21:4, word by word
- Haughtyרוּםrum
height, haughtiness
Height, haughtiness; the pride of one who looks down from above.
Where else “rum” appears- eyesעֵינַיִםenayim
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enayim” appears- and a broadרְחַבrechav
broad, wide
Broad, wide, roomy. "Broad on both hands": spacious on every side.
Where else “rechav” appears- heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- the lampנִרnir
lamp
A light burning on oil; a picture of the life or fortune of a person or family.
Where else “nir” appears- of the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- are sinחַטָּאתchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears
Translation note
“Lamp”: this is how the Hebrew word (nir) is read; written the same way, it can also mean “fallow ground,” “what they cultivate.”
The context
3To do righteousness and justice is preferred by YHWH over sacrifice.
4 · This verse (above)
5The thoughts of the diligent lead only to profit, but everyone who hurries only to want.