exalt oneself / self-important

The Hebrew that is translated as «exalt oneself,» «self-important» or similar in English is translated in the Protestant Mandarin Chinese Union Version with a historical Chinese idiom: wàng zì zūn dà (妄自尊大) or «ridiculous self-importance.» (Source: Toshikazu S. Foley in Hong Kong Journal of Catholic Studies, 2011, p. 45ff.)

See also puffed up / proud / exalt oneself.

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