Proverbs 16:5
All that are proude in heart, are an abomination to the Lord: though hand ioyne in hand, he shall not be vnpunished.
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In Context
4The Lord hath made all things for his owne sake: yea, euen the wicked for the day of euill.
6By mercy and trueth iniquitie shalbe forgiuen, and by the feare of the Lord they depart from euill.
Cross References
Job 40:12When hee taketh pleasure, his taile is like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapt together.
Proverbs 6:17The hautie eyes, a lying tongue, and the hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 11:21Though hande ioyne in hande, the wicked shall not be vnpunished: but the seede of the righteous shall escape.
Isaiah 2:12For the day of the Lord of hostes is vpon all the proude and hautie, and vpon all that is exalted: and it shalbe made lowe.
Romans 2:8But vnto them that are contentious and disobey the trueth, and obey vnrighteousnesse, shalbe indignation and wrath.
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 →