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Proverbs 15:25
25The Lord tears down the house of the proud, but he protects the property of widows.
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
23Everyone enjoys a fitting reply; it is wonderful to say the right thing at the right time! 24The path of life leads upward for the wise; they leave the grave behind. The Lord tears down the house of the proud, but he protects the property of widows. 26The Lord detests evil plans, but he delights in pure words. 27Greed brings grief to the whole family, but those who hate bribes will live.
Read all of Proverbs 15Proverbs 15:25 word by word
בֵּ֣ית גֵּ֭אִים יִסַּ֥ח׀ יְהוָ֑ה וְ֝יַצֵּ֗ב גְּב֣וּל אַלְמָנָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 15:25
- Proverbs 12:7The wicked die and disappear, but the family of the godly stands firm.
- Proverbs 14:11The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the godly will flourish.
- Job 40:11Give vent to your anger. Let it overflow against the proud.
- Psalms 52:1Why do you boast about your crimes, great warrior? Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever?
- Psalms 138:6Though the Lord is great, he cares for the humble, but he keeps his distance from the proud.
- Isaiah 2:12For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has a day of reckoning. He will punish the proud and mighty and bring down everything that is exalted.
- Daniel 5:20But when his heart and mind were puffed up with arrogance, he was brought down from his royal throne and stripped of his glory.
- 1 Peter 5:5In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. And all of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
- Deuteronomy 10:17“For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great God, the mighty and awesome God, who shows no partiality and cannot be bribed.
- Psalms 68:5Father to the fatherless, defender of widows— this is God, whose dwelling is holy.
- Psalms 146:9The Lord protects the foreigners among us. He cares for the orphans and widows, but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.
- James 1:27Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.
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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