Proverbs 16:5
Every proud man is an abomination to the Lord: though hand should 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 offer sacrifices.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
4The Lord hath made all things for himself: the wicked also for the evil day.
6By mercy and truth iniquity is redeemed: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
Cross References
Job 40:12He setteth up his tail like a cedar, the sinews of his testicles are wrapped together.
Proverbs 6:17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 11:21Hand in hand the evil man shall not be innocent: but the seed of the just shall be saved.
Isaiah 2:12Because the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and highminded, and upon every one that is arrogant, and he shall be humbled.
Romans 2:8But to them that are contentious, and who obey not the truth, but give credit to iniquity, 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 →