<< Proverbs 15:25 >>

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The LORD tears down the house of an arrogant person, but he protects the property of widows.

King James Bible
The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Verse 25

Note, 1. Those that are elevated God delights to abase, and commonly does it in the course of his providence: The proud, that magnify themselves, bid defiance to the God above them and trample on all about them, are such as God resists and will destroy, not them only, but their houses, which they are proud of and are confident of the continuance and perpetuity of. Pride is the ruin of multitudes. 2. Those that are dejected God delights to support, and often does it remarkably: He will establish the border of the poor widow, which proud injurious men break in upon, and which the poor widow is not herself able to defend and make good. It is the honour of God to protect the weak and appear for those that are oppressed.

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