Proverbs 15:25

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The Lord tears apart the house of the proud, but he protects the widow’s territory.

Cross References

Proverbs 23:10

Don’t move an ancient boundary marker, and don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

Proverbs 14:11

The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.

Proverbs 12:7

The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.

James 1:27

Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to look after orphans and widows  in their distress and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

Daniel 5:20

But when his heart was exalted and his spirit became arrogant,  he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken from him.

Isaiah 2:12

For a day belonging to the  Lord of Armies is coming against all that is proud and lofty, against all that is lifted up #– #it will be humbled –

1 Peter 5:5

In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. All of you clothe yourselves with  humility towards one another, because God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.   ,

Deuteronomy 19:14

‘Do not move your neighbour’s boundary marker,  established at the start in the inheritance you will receive in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess.

Proverbs 15:26

The Lord detests the plans of the one who is evil, but pleasant words are pure.

Job 24:21

They prey on  the childless woman who is unable to conceive, and do not deal kindly with the widow.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do what is good. Pursue justice. Correct the oppressor. Defend the rights of the fatherless. Plead the widow’s cause.

Jeremiah 5:28

They have become fat  and sleek. They have also excelled in evil matters. They have not taken up cases, such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper, and they have not defended the rights of the needy.