An high look, and a proud heart, and the plowing of the wicked, is sin.
The verse belongs to the collection of wise sayings chiefly by Solomon that sets forth Jehovah as creator and governor of the universe and disposer of human destinies, rewarding piety and punishing evil. It stands in Proverbs 19 to 22 to be read on May 26 to test life by temperance and talebearing. It serves as a practical rule for everyday duties to family, neighbor, friends, and God, teaching modesty, chastity, temperance, forbearance, gentleness, industry, and submission to correction and warning against intemperance.
An high look means a haughty, proud, or arrogant look or appearance, and with a proud or arrogant heart it is sin. The plowing of the wicked means the work or conduct of the wicked, including ordinary work such as plowing. Even an outwardly good or useful act by a wicked person is sin when driven by selfish motives, because the motive corrupts the act.
The verse rebukes pride in the strongest terms. Pride and wicked actions are not harmless and are not too small for God to regard, for even attitudes or actions that seem ordinary, unimportant, or harmless are sinful. No transgression of God's law is too small to matter, and even an act people consider harmless can bring condemnation unless it is pardoned. A proud heart marked by pride and self-will is seen in a little girl's character.
The verse belongs to the collection of wise sayings chiefly by Solomon that sets forth Jehovah as creator and governor of the universe and disposer of human destinies, rewarding piety and punishing evil. It stands in Proverbs 19 to 22 to be read on May 26 to test life by temperance and talebearing. It serves as a practical rule for everyday duties to family, neighbor, friends, and God, teaching modesty, chastity, temperance, forbearance, gentleness, industry, and submission to correction and warning against intemperance.
An high look means a haughty, proud, or arrogant look or appearance, and with a proud or arrogant heart it is sin. The plowing of the wicked means the work or conduct of the wicked, including ordinary work such as plowing. Even an outwardly good or useful act by a wicked person is sin when driven by selfish motives, because the motive corrupts the act.
The verse rebukes pride in the strongest terms. Pride and wicked actions are not harmless and are not too small for God to regard, for even attitudes or actions that seem ordinary, unimportant, or harmless are sinful. No transgression of God's law is too small to matter, and even an act people consider harmless can bring condemnation unless it is pardoned. A proud heart marked by pride and self-will is seen in a little girl's character.