Proverbs 16:5
An abomination of the Lord is every one that is proud of heart: the hand [of God] being against [his] hand, he shall not go unpunished.
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Job 40:12Look on every proud one, and bend him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
Proverbs 6:17Haughty eyes, a tongue of falsehood, and hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 11:21The hand [of God] being against [his] hand, the bad man shall not go unpunished; but the seed of the righteous shall escape.
Isaiah 2:12For there is a day [of judgment] unto the Lord of hosts over every proud and lofty one; and over every exalted one, that he 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 →