A moment in scripture
Proverbs 15:25
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The Lord will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 15:23
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
- Proverbs 15:24
The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
- Proverbs 15:26
The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
- Proverbs 15:27
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.