Proverbs 15:25 (LSB)

Passage

Yahweh will tear down the house of the proud, But He will cause the boundary of the widow to stand.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 15:23 A man has gladness in an apt answer, And how good is a timely word!

Proverbs 15:24 The path of life leads upward for the one who has insight That he may turn away from Sheol below.

Proverbs 15:25 Yahweh will tear down the house of the proud, But He will cause the boundary of the widow to stand.

Proverbs 15:26 Evil thoughts are an abomination to Yahweh, But pleasant words are pure.

Proverbs 15:27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, But he who hates gifts of bribery will live.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "yahweh", "tear", "down", "house", "proud", "cause", "boundary", and "widow". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "yahweh" and "tear", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "The path of life leads upward for..." into verse 26's "Evil thoughts are an abomination to Yahweh...", so "yahweh" and "tear" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "yahweh" and "tear" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.