Proverbs 15:25
Jehovah plucketh up the house of the proud; but he establisheth the boundary of the widow.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
In Context
24The path of life is upwards for the wise, that he may depart from Sheol beneath.
26The thoughts of the evil [man] are an abomination to Jehovah; but pure words are pleasant.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:17For Jehovah your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty and the terrible, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward;
Job 24:21He that despoileth the barren that beareth not, and doeth not good to the widow:
Psalms 10:14Thou hast seen [it], for thou thyself beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite by thy hand. The wretched committeth himself unto thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
Psalms 52:5God shall likewise destroy thee for ever; he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of [thy] tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
Psalms 138:6For Jehovah is high; but he looketh upon the lowly, and the proud he knoweth afar off.
Proverbs 12:7Overthrow the wicked, and they are no [more]; but the house of the righteous shall stand.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:25
24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. The way of wisdom and holiness is here recommended to us, 1. As very safe and comfortable: It is the way of life, the way that leads to eternal life, in which we shall find the joy and satisfaction which will be the life of the soul, and at the end of which we shall find the perfection of blessedness. Be wise and live. It is the way to escape that misery which we cannot but see ourselves exposed to, and in danger of. It is to depart… Read the whole commentary →