Proverbs 28:25
He that is of a proude heart, stirreth vp strife: but he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be fatte.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
26Hee that trusteth in his owne heart, is a foole: but he that walketh in wisdome, shall be deliuered.
Cross References
Psalms 84:12O Lord of hostes, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.
Proverbs 11:25The liberall person shall haue plentie: and he that watereth, shall also haue raine.
Proverbs 13:10Onely by pride doeth man make contention: but with the well aduised is wisdome.
Proverbs 15:30The light of the eyes reioyceth the heart, and a good name maketh the bones fat.
Proverbs 22:10Cast out the scorner, and strife shall go out: so contention and reproche shall cease.
Proverbs 29:25The feare of man bringeth a snare: but he that trusteth in the Lord, shalbe exalted.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:25
24 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. As Christ shows the absurdity and wickedness of those children who think it is no duty, in some cases, to maintain their parents ( Matt. xv. 5 ), so Solomon here shows the absurdity and wickedness of those who think it is no sin to rob their parents, either by force or secretly, by wheedling them or threatening them, or by wasting what they have, and (which is no better than robbing them) running… Read the whole commentary →