Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 15:25
25The Lord tears apart the house of the proud, but he protects the widow’s territory.
Proverbs 15:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord tears down the house of the proud, but he sets the widow’s boundary stones in place.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord tears down the house of the proud but maintains the widow's boundaries.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord will destroy the house of the proud, But He will establish the boundary of the widow.
Context of Proverbs 15:25
23A person takes joy in giving an answer; and a timely word — how good that is! 24For the prudent the path of life leads upward, so that he may avoid going down to Sheol. The Lord tears apart the house of the proud, but he protects the widow’s territory. 26The Lord detests the plans of the one who is evil, but pleasant words are pure. 27The one who profits dishonestly troubles his household, but the one who hates bribes will live.
Read all of Proverbs 15Proverbs 15:25 word by word
בֵּ֣ית גֵּ֭אִים יִסַּ֥ח׀ יְהוָ֑ה וְ֝יַצֵּ֗ב גְּב֣וּל אַלְמָנָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 15:25
- Proverbs 12:7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
- Proverbs 14:11The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
- Job 40:11Pour out your raging anger; look on every proud person and humiliate him.
- Psalms 52:1Why boast about evil, you hero! God’s faithful love is constant.
- Psalms 138:6Though the Lord is exalted, he takes note of the humble; but he knows the haughty from a distance.
- Isaiah 2:12For a day belonging to the Lord of Armies is coming against all that is proud and lofty, against all that is lifted up — it will be humbled —
- Daniel 5:20But when his heart was exalted and his spirit became arrogant, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken from him.
- 1 Peter 5:5In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. All of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.
- Deuteronomy 10:17For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awe-inspiring God, showing no partiality and taking no bribe.
- Psalms 68:5God in his holy dwelling is a father of the fatherless and a champion of widows.
- Psalms 146:9The Lord protects resident aliens and helps the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.
- James 1:27Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Commentaries on Proverbs 15:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25The house of the proud - Families of this description are seldom continued long. The Lord hates pride; and those that will not be humble he will destroy.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25The widow - Here, as elsewhere Deuteronomy 10:18; Psalm 68:5, the widow, as the most extreme type of desolation, stands as the representative of a class safer in their poverty under the protection of the Lord, than the proud in the haughtiness of their strength.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25Verse 25 Pride is the ruin of multitudes. But those who are in affliction God will support.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25Proud people believe they can take care of themselves. Widows in the ancient Near East were the opposite—very vulnerable and without support or protection.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. The most desolate who have God's aid have more permanent good than the self-reliant sinner (Pr 2:22; 12:7). border--or, "boundary for possessions" (Psa 78:54).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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