Passage
Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh; Assuredly, he will not be unpunished.
Proverbs 16:5 (LSB)
Nearby Context
Proverbs 16:3 Commit your works to Yahweh And your plans will be established.
Proverbs 16:4 Yahweh has made everything for its own purpose, Even the wicked for the day of evil.
Proverbs 16:5 Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh; Assuredly, he will not be unpunished.
Proverbs 16:6 By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for, And by the fear of Yahweh one turns away from evil.
Proverbs 16:7 When a man’s ways are pleasing to Yahweh, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "everyone", "proud", "heart", "abomination", "yahweh", "assuredly", and "unpunished". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "everyone" and "proud", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Yahweh has made everything for its own..." into verse 6's "By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned...", so "everyone" and "proud" 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 "everyone" and "proud" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.