Proverbs 15:25
The LORD destroyeth the house of the proud; But he will establish the border of the widow.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
In Context
24The path of life is upward for the wise, So that he turneth away from the underworld beneath.
26Evil devices are an abomination to the LORD; But pleasant words are pure.
Cross References
Job 24:21He oppresseth the barren, that hath not borne, And doeth not good to the widow.
Psalms 10:14Thou dost see it; yea, thou beholdest malice and oppression, And markest it upon thy hand! The poor committeth himself to thee; Thou art the helper of the fatherless.
Psalms 52:5Thee also shall God utterly destroy! o He shall seize thee, and tear thee from thy dwelling-place, And uproot thee from the land of the living. [[Pause.]]
Psalms 138:6The LORD is high, yet he looketh upon the humble, And the proud doth he know from afar.
Proverbs 12:7The wicked are overthrown, and are no more; But the house of the righteous shall stand.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 15:25
24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath. The way of wisdom and holiness is here recommended to us, 1. As very safe and comfortable: It is the way of life, the way that leads to eternal life, in which we shall find the joy and satisfaction which will be the life of the soul, and at the end of which we shall find the perfection of blessedness. Be wise and live. It is the way to escape that misery which we cannot but see ourselves exposed to, and in danger of. It is to depart… Read the whole commentary →