An 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 ( Psalms 101:5
) ( Proverbs
6:16 Proverbs
6:17 ) . A man that looks above others, and with disdain upon
them, shows that pride reigns in him, and swells his mind with a
vain opinion of himself; this may be observed in every
self-righteous man; the parable of the Pharisee and publican is a
comment upon it; sometimes there may be a proud heart under a
disguise of humility; but the pride of the heart is often
discovered by the look of the eyes. It may be rendered, "the
elevation of the eyes, and the enlargement of the heart"
F16; but not to be understood in a good
sense, of the lifting up of the eyes in prayer to God, with faith
and fear; nor of the enlargement of the heart with solid
knowledge and wisdom, such as Solomon had; but in a bad sense, of
the lofty looks and haughtiness of man towards his fellow
creatures, and of his unbounded desires after filthy lucre or
sinful lusts: the Targum renders it,
``the swelling of the heart,''with pride and vanity; [and] the ploughing of the wicked [is] sin;