Proverbs 16:5
All the arrogant are an abomination to the Lord. Even if hand will be joined to hand, he is not innocent. The beginning of a good way is to do justice. And this is more acceptable with God than to immolate sacrifices.
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4The Lord has wrought all things because of himself. Likewise the impious is for the evil day.
6By mercy and truth, iniquity is redeemed. And by the fear of the Lord, one turns away from evil.
Cross References
Job 40:12He draws up his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs have been drawn together.
Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 11:21Hand in hand, the evil shall not be innocent. But the offspring of the just shall be saved.
Isaiah 2:12For the day of the Lord of hosts will prevail over all the proud and self-exalted, and over all the arrogant, and each one shall be humbled,
Romans 2:8But to those who are contentious and who do not acquiesce to the truth, but instead trust in iniquity, he will render wrath and indignation.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:5
4 The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. Note, 1. That God is the first cause. He is the former of all things and all persons, the fountain of being; he gave every creature the being it has and appointed it its place. Even the wicked are his creatures, though they are rebels; he gave them those powers with which they fight against him, which aggravates their wickedness, that they will not let him that made them rule them, and therefore, though he made them, he will not… Read the whole commentary →