Proverbs 15:25
The house of the proud Jehovah pulleth down, And He setteth up the border of the widow.
Young's Literal Translation
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
24A path of life [is] on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath.
26An abomination to Jehovah [are] thoughts of wickedness, And pure [are] sayings of pleasantness.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 10:17for Jehovah your God — He [is] God of the gods, and Lord of the lords; God, the great, the mighty, and the fearful; who accepteth not persons, nor taketh a bribe;
Job 24:21Treating evil the barren [who] beareth not, And [to] the widow he doth no good,
Psalms 10:14Thou hast seen, For Thou perverseness and anger beholdest; By giving into Thy hand, On Thee doth the afflicted leave [it], Of the fatherless Thou hast been an helper.
Psalms 52:5Also — God doth break thee down for ever, Taketh thee, and pulleth thee out of the tent, And He hath uprooted thee Out of the land of the living. Selah.
Psalms 138:6For high [is] Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.
Proverbs 12:7Overthrow the wicked, and they are not, And the house of the righteous standeth.
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 →