Today's Verse
from the New Living Translation
"Haughty eyes, a proud heart,
and evil actions are all sin."
Proverbs 21:4
view in context
encouragement for today
These are the characteristics of sin: "haughty eyes," i.e., a perspective that one is superior and does not need God. "A proud heart" is the attitude of "I can do it on my own, and what I have achieved, I have done on my own." "Evil actions" spring from these attitudes. There is no standard to bow to, so anything goes. The opposites would be humility, dependence on God, and right actions. Do a little checkup on your "eyes" and "heart" and confess any sin you find.
—Diane Eble, author of Abundant Gifts: A Daybook of Grace-Filled Devotions
http://www.christianitytoday.com/lyris/encouragingwords/archives/01-06-2011.html
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