Proverbs 15:25
23 A man takes joy in a fitting reply— and how good is a timely word!
24 The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol.
The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He protects the boundaries of the widow.
26 The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him.
27 He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He protects the boundaries of the widow.
- KJV
- The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
- WEB
- The LORD will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.
- ASV
- Jehovah will root up the house of the proud; But he will establish the border of the widow.
- DARBY
- Jehovah plucketh up the house of the proud; but he establisheth the boundary of the widow.
- BLB
- YHWH will tear down the house of the proud ones, and He will make stand the boundary of the widow.
- ÅB
- Herren river ned de overmodiges hus, men enkens markskjell lar han stå fast.
- OTB
- Herren vil rive ned de stoltes hus, men Han vil beskytte enkens grense.
- B1930
- Herren river ned de overmodiges hus, men enkens markskjell lar han stå fast.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 146:9
The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates.
Read in contextPsalms 68:5–6
A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 10:17–18
For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and accepting no bribe.
Read in contextProverbs 14:11
The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
Read in contextProverbs 12:7
The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
Read in contextProverbs 23:10
Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
Read in contextIsaiah 2:12
For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted— it will be humbled—
Read in contextDaniel 5:20
But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him.
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