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Proverbs 15:25 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Proverbs 15:25 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 15 verse 25 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.”
Proverbs 15:25 (KJV)
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Commentary on Proverbs 15:25
The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow. Beyt ge'im yissach YHVH (בֵּית גֵּאִים יִסַּח יְהוָה, the house of the proud the LORD tears down). God actively destroys (nasach, נָסַח, tear away, pull up, uproot) prideful households. Veyatsev gevul almanah (וְיַצֵּב גְּבוּל אַלְמָנָה, but He establishes the border of the widow). God establishes (natsav, נָצַב, stand, set up, establish) widow's property boundaries, protecting the vulnerable. This proverb celebrates God's justice—He opposes the proud but defends the weak. James 4:6 quotes this princip...
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Cross-References for Proverbs 15:25
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“but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.”
“and a defender of the widows”
“Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:”
“and are no more”
“he is God of gods”
“but the tent of the upright will flourish.”
“and to keep oneself unstained by the world.”
“and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly”
“and for all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low:”
“yet he looks after the lowly; but the proud”