Proverbs 15:25
Yahweh tears down the house of the proud, 1 but he protects the property of the widow. 1
Unlocked Literal 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 leads upward for prudent people, 1 that they may turn away from Sheol beneath. 1
26Yahweh hates the thoughts of wicked people, 1 but the words of kindness are pure. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:17For Yahweh your God, he is God of gods and Lord of masters, the great God, the mighty one and the fearsome one, who favors no one and takes no bribes.
Job 24:21The wicked one devours the barren women who have not borne children; 1 he does no good to the widow. 1
Psalms 10:14You have taken notice, for you always see the one who inflicts the misery and sorrow. 1 The helpless entrusts himself to you; 1 you rescue the fatherless. 1
Psalms 52:5God will likewise destroy you forever; 1 he will take you up and pluck you out of your tent 1 and root you out of the land of the living. Selah 1
Psalms 138:6For though Yahweh is high, yet he cares for the lowly, 1 but the proud he knows from far off. 1
Proverbs 12:7Wicked people are overthrown and they are gone, 1 but the house of the righteous person will 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 →