Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but he sets the widow’s boundary stones in place. New Living Translation The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but he protects the property of widows. English Standard Version The LORD tears down the house of the proud but maintains the widow’s boundaries. Berean Standard Bible The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He protects the boundaries of the widow. King James Bible The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow. New King James Version The LORD will destroy the house of the proud, But He will establish the boundary of the widow. New American Standard Bible The LORD will tear down the house of the proud, But He will set the boundary of the widow. NASB 1995 The LORD will tear down the house of the proud, But He will establish the boundary of the widow. NASB 1977 The LORD will tear down the house of the proud, But He will establish the boundary of the widow. Legacy Standard Bible Yahweh will tear down the house of the proud, But He will cause the boundary of the widow to stand. Amplified Bible The LORD will tear down the house of the proud and arrogant (self-righteous), But He will establish and protect the boundaries [of the land] of the [godly] widow. Christian Standard Bible The LORD tears apart the house of the proud, but he protects the widow’s territory. Holman Christian Standard Bible The LORD destroys the house of the proud, but He protects the widow’s territory. American Standard Version Jehovah will root up the house of the proud; But he will establish the border of the widow. Aramaic Bible in Plain English LORD JEHOVAH breaks down the house of the proud and he strengthens the border of the widows. Brenton Septuagint Translation The Lord pulls down the houses of scorners; but he establishes the border of the widow. Contemporary English Version The LORD destroys the homes of those who are proud, but he protects the property of widows. Douay-Rheims Bible The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: and will strengthen the borders of the widow. English Revised Version The LORD will root up the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD tears down the house of an arrogant person, but he protects the property of widows. Good News Translation The LORD will destroy the homes of arrogant men, but he will protect a widow's property. International Standard Version The house of the proud the LORD will demolish, but he will protect the widow's boundary line. JPS Tanakh 1917 The LORD will pluck up the house of the proud; But He will establish the border of the widow. Literal Standard Version YHWH pulls down the house of the proud, | And He sets up the border of the widow. Majority Standard Bible The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He protects the boundaries of the widow. New American Bible The LORD pulls down the house of the proud, but preserves intact the widow’s landmark. NET Bible The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but he maintains the boundaries of the widow. New Revised Standard Version The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but maintains the widow’s boundaries. New Heart English Bible The LORD will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow's borders intact. Webster's Bible Translation The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow. World English Bible Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow’s borders intact. Young's Literal Translation The house of the proud Jehovah pulleth down, And He setteth up the border of the widow. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrath…24The path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may avoid going down to Sheol. 25The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He protects the boundaries of the widow. 26The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him.… Cross References Deuteronomy 19:14 You must not move your neighbor's boundary marker, which was set up by your ancestors to mark the inheritance you shall receive in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess. Psalm 68:5 A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in His holy habitation. Psalm 146:9 The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates. Proverbs 12:7 The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand. Proverbs 14:11 The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish. Proverbs 15:26 The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the words of the pure are pleasant to Him. Proverbs 23:10 Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless, Treasury of Scripture The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow. destroy Proverbs 12:7 The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand. Proverbs 14:11 The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. Job 40:11-13 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him… but Deuteronomy 10:17,18 For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward: … Psalm 68:5,6 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation… Psalm 146:9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. Jump to Previous Border Borders Boundaries Boundary Destroy Establish Establisheth Heritage House Intact Keeps Maintains Pluck Plucketh Pride Proud Pulleth Root Safe Tear Tears Uproot Uprooted Widow Widow'sJump to Next Border Borders Boundaries Boundary Destroy Establish Establisheth Heritage House Intact Keeps Maintains Pluck Plucketh Pride Proud Pulleth Root Safe Tear Tears Uproot Uprooted Widow Widow'sProverbs 15 1. A gentle answer turns away wrath(25) The proud--who trust in their own strength; while He will "establish the border," or landmark, of the helpless widow, who has none to cry to but Him. The frequently threatened punishment against one who removes his neighbour's landmark, shews the offence to have been a common form of oppression. (Comp. Deuteronomy 19:14; Deuteronomy 27:17; Proverbs 22:28; Job 24:2; Hosea 5:10.)Verse 25. - The Lord will destroy the house of the proud (ch. 12:7; 14:11; 16:18). The proud, self-confident man, with his family and household and wealth, shall be rooted up. The heathen saw how retribution overtook the arrogant. Thus Euripides says ('Heracl.,' 387) - Τῶν φρονημάτων "Zeus, the chastiser of too haughty thoughts." But he will establish the border of the widow. He will take the widow under his protection, and see that her landmark is not removed, and that her little portion is secured to her. The widow is taken as the type of weakness and desolation, as often in Scripture (comp. Deuteronomy 10:18; Psalm 146:9). In a country where property was defined by landmarks - stones or some such objects - nothing was easier than to remove these altogether, or to alter their position. That this was a common form of fraud and oppression we gather from the stringency of the enactments against the offence (see Deuteronomy 19:14; Deuteronomy 27:17; and comp. Job 24:2; Proverbs 22:28). In the Babylonian and Assyrian inscriptions which have been preserved, there are many invoking curses, curious and multifarious, against the disturbers of boundaries. Such marks were considered sacred and inviolable by the Greeks and Romans (see Plato, 'De Leg.,' 8:842, 843; Ovid, 'Fast.,' 2:639, etc.). Hebrew The LORDיְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel tears down יִסַּ֥ח ׀ (yis·saḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5255: To pull or tear away the house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of the proud, גֵּ֭אִים (gê·’îm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 1343: Lofty, arrogant but He protects וְ֝יַצֵּ֗ב (wə·yaṣ·ṣêḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 5324: To take one's stand, stand the boundaries גְּב֣וּל (gə·ḇūl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed of the widow. אַלְמָנָֽה׃ (’al·mā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 490: A widow, a desolate place Links Proverbs 15:25 NIVProverbs 15:25 NLT Proverbs 15:25 ESV Proverbs 15:25 NASB Proverbs 15:25 KJV Proverbs 15:25 BibleApps.com Proverbs 15:25 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 15:25 Chinese Bible Proverbs 15:25 French Bible Proverbs 15:25 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 15:25 Yahweh will uproot the house (Prov. 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