King James Version
What Does Proverbs 28:25 Mean?
“He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.”
Context
23
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
24
Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer . a destroyer: Heb. a man destroying
25
He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.
26
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
27
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(25) **He that is of a proud heart.—**Who thinks much of himself, “stirreth up strife*” *by his struggles with others for pre-eminence, and mostly gains only vexation and disappointment for his trouble; “but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be made fat,” being richly rewarded with that “peace which passeth all understanding.”
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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