Proverbs 21:4 | DiscipleDeck

Bible Commentary

Proverbs 21:4

Pride contaminates everything — not just proud attitudes but even the ordinary actions ('the plowing') of a proud, wicked person. Sin is not merely what we do in dramatic moments; it colours the whole of a proud person's life. This is a sobering statement about the totality of sin.

Memory phrase: Pride is sin to God.

Talk about it: What does a proud look on a face tell you about that person's heart?

Prayer: God, take all pride out of my heart.

The Daily Devotional

One devotional. Every morning.

The full reading, the passage behind it, and where to go deeper — in your inbox before the day starts. No ads, ever.

We'll send one email to confirm it's really you. Unsubscribe in one tap, any time.

Continue tomorrow

Turn Bible study into a daily habit

Read today's devotional, save your progress, and receive a gentle daily reminder.

Read today's devotional Save my progress

More for Proverbs 21:4

Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.

Other commentaries

Proverbs 21 — OverviewProverbs 21 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleMiscellaneous Maxims.Proverbs 21 — OverviewProverbs 21 · Little Bible — for children and parentsProverbs 21 is a gallery of contrasts between the way of wisdom and the way of folly. It opens with a stunning declaration: God holds the hearts of kings in His hand. It teaches that God sees through self-justification,…Proverbs 21:4Proverbs 21:4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis may be taken as showing us, 1. The marks of a wicked man. He that has a high look and a proud heart, that carries himself insolently and scornfully towards both God and man, and that is always ploughing and…Proverbs 21:4Proverbs 21:4 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeAn high look: Heb. Haughtiness of eyes, Proverbs 6:17, Proverbs 8:13, Proverbs 30:13; Psalms 10:4; Isaiah 2:11, Isaiah 2:17, Isaiah 3:16; Luke 18:14; 1 Peter 5:5 and the: Proverbs 21:27, Proverbs 15:8; Romans 14:23…Proverbs 21:4Proverbs 21:4 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAn high look, and a proud heart,.... The former is a sign of the latter, and commonly go together, and are both abominable to the Lord; see Ps 101:5. A man that looks above others, and with disdain upon them, shows that…

commentaryRecommended resourceExplore this resource connected to the verse you are reading.commentaryRecommended resourceExplore this resource connected to the verse you are reading.commentaryRecommended resourceExplore this resource connected to the verse you are reading.devotionThe BalloonPride makes you look big but leaves you fragile, like a balloon. Humility makes you look small but makes you solid, like a rock.DiscipleDeck