Proverbs 15:25
WEB
Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.
BSB
The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He protects the boundaries of the widow.
KJV
The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
Matthew Henry
Hebrew interlinear
H1004
n-m — a house
Derivation: probably from 1129 abbreviated;
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, × great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
prep — between
בֵּית fem. of בַּיִן, בֵּין prep. between
n.m — house
בַּ֫יִת 2034 n.m. house
1. house
2. place
3. receptacle
4. of house as containing a family
5. household, family (592 t.)
6. house, including household affairs
7. lit. housewards, hence metaph. inwards
8. מִבַּיִת
a. adv. on the inside
b. prep. within
H1343
a — lofty, arrogant
Derivation: from 1342;
lofty; figuratively, arrogant
KJV: proud.
adj — proud
גֵּאֶה adj. proud
H5255
v — tear away
Derivation: a primitive root;
to tear away
KJV: destroy, pluck, root.
vb — pull away
[נָסַח] vb. pull or tear away
Qal the house of proud men will י׳ tear down
Niph. and ye shall be torn away from off the land.
H3068
n-pr — Existent, Jeho-vah
Derivation: from 1961;
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
n.pr.dei — God
יהוה c. 6823 i.e. יַהְוֶה n.pr.dei Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel—(1. MT יְהֹוָה 6518 (Qr אֲדֹנָי), or יֱהֹוִה 305 (Qr אֱלֹהִים) 2. Many recent scholars explain יַהְוֶה as Hiph. of הוה (= היה) the one bringing into being, life-giver)
I. יהוה is not used by E in Gn, but is given Ex 3:12-15 as the name of the God who revealed Himself to Moses at Horeb
II.
1. יהוה is used with אלהים and suffixes, especially in D
2. the phrase † אֲנִי יהוה is noteworthy
3. יהוה is also used with several predicates, to form sacred names of holy places of Yahweh
H5324
v — station
Derivation: a primitive root;
to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)
KJV: appointed, deputy, erect, establish, × Huzzah (by mistake for a proper name), lay, officer, pillar, present, rear up, set (over, up), settle, sharpen, establish, (make to) stand(-ing, still, up, upright), best state.
vb — take one’s stand
[נָצַב] vb. Niph. take one's stand, stand
Niph.
1.
a. station oneself, take one's stand, for definite purpose
b. stand = be stationed (by appointment, or in fulfillment of duty)
c. take an upright position, stand
2. be stationed = appointed over
3. Pt. as subst. deputy = prefect (as appointed, deputed)
4. stand firm
Hiph.
1. station, set
2. set up, erect pillar
3. cause to stand erect, waters
4. fix, establish boundary
Hoph. fixed, determined
H1366
n-m — cord, twisted, boundary, territory
Derivation: or גְּבֻל; (shortened) from 1379;
properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
KJV: border, bound, coast, × great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.
n.m — border
גְּבוּל 240 n.m. border, boundary, territory
1. border, boundary
2. territory (enclosed within boundary)
H490
n-f — widow, desolate place
Derivation: feminine of 488;
a widow; also a desolate place
KJV: desolate house (palace), widow.
n.f — widow
אַלְמָנָה 61 n.f. widow
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Verse 25
Proverbs 15:25
Note, 1. Those that are elevated God delights to abase, and commonly does it in the course of his providence: The proud, that magnify themselves, bid defiance to the God above them and trample on all about them, are such as God resists and will destroy, not them only, but their houses, which they are proud of and are confident of the continuance and perpetuity of. Pride is the ruin of multitudes. 2. Those that are dejected God delights to support, and often does it remarkably: He will establish the border of the poor widow, which proud injurious men break in upon, and which the poor widow is not herself able to defend and make good. It is the honour of God to protect the weak and appear for those that are oppressed.