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Habakkuk 2:4
Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright —
from The LORD Answers Again, Habakkuk 2:1-5
What it says

The proud soul is not upright, but the righteous lives by faithfulness.

What it is doing

This verse states the chapter's central moral and theological contrast.

In context

1I will stand at my guard post 2Then the LORD answered me: 3For the vision awaits an appointed time; 4Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright — 5and wealth indeed betrays him.