Proverbs 15:25
Hashem will destroy the bais of the proud, 1 but he will maintain the boundary of the almanah. 1
Orthodox Jewish 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 Orach Chayyim leads upward to the wise, 1 in order that he may depart from Sheol beneath. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:17For Hashem Eloheichem is Elohei HaElohim, and Adonei HaAdonim, HaEl HaGadol, HaGibbor v'HaNorah, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh shochad (bribe):
Job 24:21He plundereth the barren that beareth not; 1 and doeth not good to the almanah. 1
Psalms 10:14Thou hast seen it; for Thou beholdest trouble and ka'as (grief), 1 to requite it with Thy yad; 1 the helpless committeth himself unto Thee; 1 Thou art the Ozer (helper) of the yatom (orphan). 1
Psalms 52:5Thou lovest rah more than tov; 1 and sheker rather than to speak tzedek. 1 Selah 1
Psalms 138:6Though Hashem be on high, 1 yet He looks upon the lowly; 1 but the proud He knoweth from afar. 1
Proverbs 12:7The resha'im are overthrown, and are no more, 1 but the bais tzaddikim shall stand. 1
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 →