Proverbs 15:25
“The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The Lord will destroy the house of the proud,.... To whom he has the utmost aversion; he sets himself against them and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The widow - Here, as elsewhere Deu 10:18; Psa 68:5, the widow, as the most extreme type of desolation, stands as the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Note, 1. Those that are elevated God delights to abase, and commonly does it in the course of his providence: The proud,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
destroy Rather, root up, R.V., in contrast with establishin the next clause.
widow As typical of the humble and poor.…
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