Proverbs 28:25
He that is puffed up in soul exciteth contention; but he that relieth upon Jehovah shall be made fat.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
26He that confideth in his own heart is a fool; but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
Cross References
Psalms 84:12Jehovah of hosts, blessed is the man that confideth in thee!
Proverbs 11:25The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
Proverbs 13:10By pride there only cometh contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.
Proverbs 15:30That which enlighteneth the eyes rejoiceth the heart; good tidings make the bones fat.
Proverbs 22:10Cast out the scorner, and contention will depart, and strife and ignominy shall cease.
Proverbs 29:25The fear of man bringeth a snare; but whoso putteth his confidence in Jehovah is protected.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:25
24 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. As Christ shows the absurdity and wickedness of those children who think it is no duty, in some cases, to maintain their parents ( Matt. xv. 5 ), so Solomon here shows the absurdity and wickedness of those who think it is no sin to rob their parents, either by force or secretly, by wheedling them or threatening them, or by wasting what they have, and (which is no better than robbing them) running… Read the whole commentary →