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


In Context

22 Without counsel is the making void of purposes, And in a multitude of counsellors it is established.

23 Joy is to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season — how good!

24 A path of life is on high for the wise, To turn aside from Sheol beneath.

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

26 An abomination to Jehovah are thoughts of wickedness, And pure are sayings of pleasantness.

27 A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:25The Lord tears down the proud man's house but he keeps the widow's boundaries intact.

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 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.