Proverbs 16:5
An abomination to Jehovah [is] every proud one of heart, Hand to hand he is not acquitted.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
4All things hath Jehovah wrought for Himself, And also the wicked [worketh] for a day of evil.
6In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil.
Cross References
Job 40:12See every proud one — humble him, And tread down the wicked in their place.
Proverbs 6:17Eyes high — tongues false — And hands shedding innocent blood —
Proverbs 11:21Hand to hand, the wicked is not acquitted, And the seed of the righteous hath escaped.
Isaiah 2:12For a day [is] to Jehovah of Hosts, For every proud and high one, And for every lifted up and low one,
Romans 2:8and to those contentious, and disobedient, indeed, to the truth, and obeying the unrighteousness — 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 →