They prey on the childless woman who is unable to conceive, and do not deal kindly with the widow.
Proverbs 15:25 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The Lord tears apart the house of the proud, but he protects the widow’s territory. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: But he will establish the border of the widow. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Lord tears down the house of the proud, but He makes secure the boundaries of the [consecrated] widow. American Standard Version (1901) Jehovah will root up the house of the proud; But he will establish the border of the widow. Common English Bible The LORD snatches away the arrogant one’s house, but he preserves the widow’s boundaries. Catholic Public Domain Version The Lord will demolish the house of the arrogant. And He will make firm the borders of the widow. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: and will strengthen the borders of the widow. |
They prey on the childless woman who is unable to conceive, and do not deal kindly with the widow.
The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.
The Lord detests the plans of the one who is evil, but pleasant words are pure.
Don’t move an ancient boundary marker, and don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
Learn to do what is good. Pursue justice. Correct the oppressor. Defend the rights of the fatherless. Plead the widow’s cause.
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 –
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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. ,