Proverbs 16:5
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; my hand upon it! he shall not be unpunished.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
4The LORD hath made every things for His own purpose, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
6By mercy and truth iniquity is expiated; and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
Cross References
Job 40:12Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
Proverbs 6:17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;
Proverbs 11:21My hand upon it! the evil man shall not be unpunished; but the seed of the righteous shall escape.
Isaiah 2:12For the LORD of hosts hath a day upon all that is proud and lofty, and upon all that is lifted up, and it shall be brought low;
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 →