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proverbs_15:25

Proverbs 15:25

Hebrew
בֵּ֣ית גֵּ֭אִים יִסַּ֥ח יְהוָ֑הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
וְ֝יַצֵּ֗ב גְּב֣וּל אַלְמָנָֽה
ESV
The LORD tears down the house of the proud but maintains the widow's boundaries.
NIV
The LORD tears down the proud man's house but he keeps the widow's boundaries intact.
NLT
The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but he protects the property of widows.
LXX
οἴκους ὑβριστῶν κατασπᾷ κύριος ἐστήρισεν δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ὅριον χήρας
KJV
The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.

Proverbs 15:24 ← Proverbs 15:25 → Proverbs 15:26

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