Proverbs 16:5
The Lorde abhorreth all such as be of a proude heart: and though hande be ioyned in hande, yet they shall not be vnpunished.
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In Context
4The Lorde hath made all thynges for his owne sake: yea, the vngodly for the day of wrath.
6With mercie and faythfulnesse sinnes be forgeuen: and by the feare of the Lorde euyll is eschewed.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:17A proude loke, a lying tongue, handes that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 11:21Though hand be ioyned in hande, yet the wicked shall not escape: but the seede of the ryghteous shalbe preserued.
Isaiah 2:12For the day of the Lorde of hoastes [shalbe] vpon all the proude, loftie, and vpon all that is exalted, and he shalbe brought lowe:
Romans 2:8But vnto them that are contentious, & that do not obey the trueth, but obey vnrighteousnes [shall come] indignation, and wrath.
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 →