25The Lord tears down the proud man's house but he keeps the widow's boundaries intact.


In Context

22 Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.

23 A man finds joy in giving an apt reply- and how good is a timely word!

24 The path of life leads upward for the wise to keep him from going down to the grave.

25 The Lord tears down the proud man's house but he keeps the widow's boundaries intact.

26 The Lord detests the thoughts of the wicked, but those of the pure are pleasing to him.

27 A greedy man brings trouble to his family, but he who hates bribes will live.

Proverbs 15:25 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:25The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:25The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: and will strengthen the borders of the widow.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:25Jehovah will root up the house of the proud; But he will establish the border of the widow.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:25Jehovah plucketh up the house of the proud; but he establisheth the boundary of the widow.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:25The LORD will root up the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:25The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:25Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow's borders intact.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:25The house of the proud Jehovah pulleth down, And He setteth up the border of the widow.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:25The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.