Proverbs 16:5
An abomination to Yahweh, is every one who is haughty in heart, hand to hand, he shall not be held innocent.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Job 40:12Look on every one who is high, and humble him, yea tread down the lawless, on the spot:
Proverbs 6:17Eyes that are lofty, a tongue that is false, and hands shedding innocent blood;
Proverbs 11:21Hand to hand, the wicked man shall not be held innocent, but, the seed of the righteous, hath been delivered.
Isaiah 2:12For, a day of Yahweh of hosts, [shall be] —Upon every one who is high and lofty,—And upon every one who is lifted up, And he shall be brought low;
Romans 2:8Unto them, on the other hand, who are of contention, and are not yielding unto the truth, but are yielding unto unrighteousness, anger 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 →